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: After this month's Orange Alert aimed at financial centers, merchants with stores in New York's prominent Citigroup Building saw a big drop in business...
From Washington: You know those new overtime rules we've been telling you about? They're here...
From Los Angeles: The Department of Homeland Security is putting some money into the private sector to research the impact of terrorism on the economy...
From Los Angeles: With record fundraising by both Democrats and Republicans this presidential election season, where's all the money coming from?
From Los Angeles: In a letter published in the New York Times yesterday, the chairman of Bush's Council on Economic Advisers stated that high energy prices were a "drag on the economy" and a "strain on family budgets."
From Budapest: Hungary's ruling Socialist Party says it has accepted the resignation of the country's Prime Minister and will shortly name a successor. The news comes after business analysts expressed concern over the perceived lack of stability in the new European Union member state...
From South Africa: Hollywood is packing its bags... and this time it's heading to South Africa.
From London: ASDA, the British supermarket chain owned by Wal-Mart, has become the UK's biggest clothing retailer...
From Washington: The AFL-CIO is set to protest the new Bush Administration overtime regulations that take effect today...
Features
Legal advice with your coffee?
How about a little legal advice with that latte? That's the idea behind Legal Grind, a successful LA based coffee house chain. Host Cheryl Glaser sits down for a cup with the company's founder Jeff Hughes to hear how he percolated his idea into a successful business.
Low-carb, low stock value ...
Has America had its fill of the low-carb craze? Stocks of companies featuring low-carbohydrate products don't seem to be getting any fatter. Marketplace's investment expert Gabriel Wisdom weighs in on the possible food fallout with host Tess Vigeland.
Solid as a rock
Homeowners are seeking some solid ground in today's economy ... literally. Allison St. John reports on the booming retail industry for stone paving and decorating.
Monday, August 23, 2004
