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 Los Angeles: Wall Street is oogling EyeTech, a company developing a drug that helps stop vision loss in the elderly... but it has yet to ship any other products.
From Washington, D.C.: The number of uninsured Americans continues to increase, despite an increase in people covered by government insurance.
From New York: Will other pharmaceutical companies follow Glaxo's court mandate to publish ALL clinical trial research results, good or bad?
From New York: They sit in front of the tube all day, but a new study shows video gamers watch less TV.
From Los Angeles: To improve interpersonal communication at work, one company has started a "No-Email-Friday" policy.
From Los Angeles: We preview Hewlett Packard's launch of the iPod. Will the PC distributor hurt the image or devalue the beloved Mac product?
From Los Angeles: Would you be willing to pay extra for a beer that stays extra-cold?
Features
College Football Ready to Score
The Olympics are coming to a close, but the college football season is just starting up. Get the 'hard-hitting' story from Michael Knisley, senior editor at ESPN.com.
The Silver Screen in Autumn
The summer blockbuster movie season is coming to a close. But fall is an important time for the Hollywood too, as we learn from entertainment industry commentator Michael Speier.
Time for a Shopping Spree in Tokyo!
Japan's economy continues to expand. But it's not because of exports. The big surge was fueled by consumption at home, of consumer electronics. Let's go on a shopping expedition in Tokyo!
Friday, August 27, 2004
