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: The recent mixed signals have left plenty of us wondering about the health of the economy. Today some of the country's top economists offer their diagnosis...
From Boston: West Virginia may become the first State in the country to impose price controls on prescription drugs...
From Los Angeles: The annual World Population Data Sheet comes out this morning, focussing on the world's demographic trends...
From New York: Shares of top toy maker Mattel and rival Hasbro tumbled to their lowest levels in over a year yesterday. How come?
From Los Angeles: Screening for terrorists is the business of the U.S. government, not airline companies. That's the word from the feds, who've announced plans to take over and monitor the 'no-fly' list.
From New York: Cats was the longest-running play in Broadway history when it closed four years ago. Now Manhattan felines are moving across town - to Fifth Avenue.
From Beijing: China's planning to parade around some of its state-owned companies in an unprecedented road show in Hong Kong. The government's hope is foreign private equity and strategic investors will want to invest a minority stake in some of the hundreds of unlisted but cash-hungry companies.
From London: Microsoft has trumped its open source rival Linux. The Seattle-based company is set to sign a new three-year deal with the British government.
From New York: Trying to avoid a second bankruptcy, US Airways is asking the government permission to postpone millions in pension payments.
Features
Home Depot brings in the cavalry
In its battle with other home improvement retailers, Home Depot is calling on the help of some real soldiers. Marketplace's Hillary Wicai reports the company has enrolled 360 ex-military officers into its store leadership program to help boost sagging sales.
Pushing soccer...
Soccer is a popular event at the Olympics, but pro soccer is still having trouble catching on in the U.S. Stuart Cohen reports on a new, unique idea being used to get fans into seats.
Tuesday, August 17, 2004
