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 Miami: The recent string of hurricanes has blown away a lot of tourism business in Florida. But the state's biggest industry has begun to blow back.
From Los Angeles: It's Airbus versus Boeing in Brussels today. U.S. and European Union trade officials are meeting there to tackle the thorny issue of government subsidies for the two aerospace giants.
From Los Angeles: The National Hockey League announced yesterday it was closing the rinks to its players. A long-anticipated lockout began at midnight and is expected to last months - at the very least.
From Washington: Hello drivers - checked your tire pressures lately? No, don't do it now, but help could be on the way. In the form of a low-pressure warning light for every car.
From Birmingham, Alabama: It's going to be days before Alabama officials can fully assess the damage to their state from Hurricane Ivan - which continues its tear across the region.
From London: A British medical association has come up with a novel approach to fighting obesity. The group thinks the government should let taxpayers deduct their exercise and fitness costs.
From Tokyo: The biggest bank in the world is getting to trouble around the world. Its in hot water for tricky bond trading in Europe. And now Citigroup now faces disciplinary action from regulators in Japan.
From Washington: Libya is a global pariah no more - and today it took another step toward joining the world oil market.
Features
The debt debate
How concerned should we be about the purchases we're putting on our charge cards? Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal gets some perspective on the continuing debate over debt from Marketplace money expert Chris Farrell.
Lion taming
Ever work with someone who tries to control the whole workplace, making everyone miserable? Author Steven Katz has some suggestions for dealing with them. He talks with host Tess Vigeland about his book, Lion Taming: Working Successfully with Leaders, Bosses, and Other Tough Customers.
Business publishing
The Wall Street Journal has plans to publish a Saturday edition. Marketplace's Stacey Vanek Smith explains why. Then, the Economist's Francis Cairncross wonders why publishers are mad about business books.
Thursday, September 16, 2004
