Wednesday, July 25, 2007
In this show. . .
Credit market tightens on lenders
The bankers in the Chrysler sale say they aren't going to be able to sell off loans Chrysler's arranged in the deal, due to a credit-market squeeze. Kai Ryssdal talks to an executive in the credit market about what's going on.
FBI wants funds for phone records
The FBI has asked Congress for money to pay telecommunications companies to store customer data in case agents decide they need it. Watchdog groups worry about the temptation for an abuse of power. Steve Henn reports.
Should shareholders get more power?
The SEC considered new rules that would give shareholders more influence over a company's board of directors. Some groups argue that giving shareholders more power would be an unnecessary burden on executives. Jeff Tyler reports.
Study: Friends influence your weight
If your close friends become obese, it's likely you'll become obese, too. That's according to a study out today by the New England Journal of Medicine, which is framing obesity as a social disease. Curt Nickisch reports.
A quiet revolution of black leadership
Senator Barack Obama and others are changing the rules of what it means to be a black leader. Commentator Marcellus Andrews says we should dump the idea that the only good government for black people is a black-only government.
Putting global warming on the plastic
General Electric is introducing a credit card that allows shoppers to purchase carbon offsets as they spend. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
Selling to the haves, giving to the have-nots
This weekend, a Southern California shoe company will give one pair of shoes to a needy child for every pair purchased. Brett Brune reports on the company's charitable nature despite its for-profit status.
Moroccans dream of being 'far away'
With illegal migration to Europe a big problem in Morocco, the country is considering ways to keep its citizens in. John Laurenson has the story from phosphate-mining town Khouribga, a popular point of departure.
Kai Ryssdal's final note . . .
We mentioned yesterday iPhone sales had been somewhat disappointing for AT&T and that that had hurt Ma Bell's profits. In fact, what was disappointing were iPhone activations with the phone carrier. We didn't get sales numbers for the gadgets themselves until Apple reported quarterly profits today — 270,000 of them in the last two days of the quarter. Macs were good for Steve Jobs, too. In all, profits almost doubled.Marketplace datebook for Thursday, July 26, 2007
- In Washington, the Commerce Department reports on durable goods orders and new home sales for June.
- The House Veterans Affairs subcommittee on health holds a hearing on exposure to chemical agents during the Gulf War.
- And it's the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990.
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It's probably too late to do anything about it, but I want my word back. That word is "camp." The story about shopping camp at a Louisville Mall was the last straw. I should have spoken up earlier when band and football practices started to be called camps. Then sending kids to sit inside in front of a computer screen for several hours was called technology camp. But now we have passed the point of no return. I want my word back. Camp to me means outdoors, nature, and burning wood. . . . "
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