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 Republican National Convention is expected to cost Manhattan companies lots in terms of lost worker productivity.
From Los Angeles: Why is Wall Street is oogling EyeTech. The company is developing a drug that restores eyesight in the elderly...
From Ohio: Sales of purple pens are up, and red pens are down. That's because teachers are switching from red to purple to grade papers...
From Madison: Wisconsin is one of several states offering tax breaks to people who donate organs...
From Los Angeles: There's a resurgence with street cars as a way to move people through the busy morning commute...
From Los Angeles: It has been 8 months since U.S. beef was banned from Japan...
Features
The college market
College campuses are abuzz with students moving into their dorms. The students are also a prime purchasing group. Host Tess Vigeland talks with David Morrison, author of the book "Marketing to the Campus Crowd"...
Where is this market headed?
It's been a roller coaster ride on Wall Street this summer. One week stocks are in the dumps, the next week their up up up. Same thing with oil. Host Cheryl Glaser talks with personal finance expert Gabriel Wisdom about whether things will calm down this Fall.
The cost of convening ...
The Republican National Convention kicks off in New York City today. Security aside, the cost for four days of speeches, meetings and parties will top $60 million. Marketplace's Amy Scott tells us who's picking up the tab.
Monday, August 30, 2004
