The Marketplace Morning Report with Kai Ryssdal and Tess Vigeland is a series of seven 9-minute business news modules airing weekdays. This timely report delivers a global business newscast and a hard-hitting feature report. Visit the archive to browse previous stories.
Note: Each of the broadcasts contains some of the newscast items below and one of the features. Since only a few radio markets get all seven broadcasts, we've made them available below.
From New York: On the heels of the Wal-Mart sex discrimination suit, Ashley Milne-Tyte looks at the first global code of conduct being unveiled Wednesday for corporations on empowering, advancing and investing in women.
From Washington, D.C.: John Dimsdale previews Wednesday's SEC meeting to finalize new disclosure rules for mutual funds.
From the Health Desk: Helen Palmer reports that the WHO is putting out a warning Wednesday on the unsafe use of alternative medicines.
From Los Angeles: Cathy Duchamp examines the feasibility of USA Today's plans to raise the price of its newspaper.
From Los Angeles: One week before the U.S. transfers power to an interim Iraqi government, Cheryl Glaser reports how a democratic senator is fighting to keep American auditors in Iraq to track U.S. reconstruction dollars.
From Paris: Genevieve Oger has a story on France's plans for a national pollution tax on cars.
From Beijing: Jocelyn Ford looks at Commerce Secretary Don Evans' remarks in China about what the country needs to do become a real market economy.
From Tokyo: Jessica Smith reports on eBay's acquisition of Bazee.com, India's online auction house.
From London: Stephen Beard reports on the Barclay brothers' purchase of The Telegraph from Hollinger.
From Washington: Rachel Dornhelm reports on the FTC approval of the merger of Brown and Williamson and RJ Reynolds.
Features
The Politics of Interest
There's a striking interdependence between American interest rates and American interests in Iraq these days, according to Marketplace commentator Robert Reich. The Federal Reserve is set to act on the ever-increasing threat of inflation -- and the action in Baghdad may dominate their decision.
Greenbacks for Nader
Ralph Nader hopes to pick up an endorsement from the Green Party today. From Washington, Rachel Dornhelm looks at how the independent candidate is faring in fundraising this year compared to the last election.
Faceless Funding
As part of Marketplace's two-part special on money and influence in Washington, "The New Machine", commentator Ian Ayres makes a case for anonymous funding in election campaigns.
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
