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: Amy Scott explores spending plans for the presidential candidates now that their national conventions are over.
From Washington: John Dimsdale describes how Florida banks are stepping in to help retirees prepare for Hurricane Frances.
From New York: With Nintendo permanently lowering the price of its popular Game Boy, Ashley Milne-Tyte looks at the war heating up over handheld video games.
From Los Angeles: Stacey Vanek Smith has a story on how this year's election is going to the dogs, with the help of an enterprising biscuit company.
From Florida: Robin Sussingham reports retailers are facing more of a challenge this time helping Florida residents prepare for a hurricane.
Features
China's labor crunch
The new nationwide employment figures out today can't compete with those in China. Businesses there are fretting because there aren't enough workers to go around. Marketplace's Jocelyn Ford reports on the country's labor shortage.
Baby you can drive my car...
Rental car agencies are geared up to get you on the road this long Labor Day weekend. But if the notion of driving a typical Chevy Cavalier or a Ford Focus doesn't rev you up for a road trip: how about a Ferrari or Lamborghini? Contributor Cash Peters found some folks who'll rent you one.
The Job Files!
This week in the Job Files - an elementary school teacher.
Produced by Alex McRae
Friday, September 3, 2004
