Wednesday, August 08, 2007
In this show. . .
China issues subtle threat to U.S.
With Congress threatening trade sanctions against China, two lower-level Chinese officials have fired back, saying their nation's $1 trillion-plus holdings of U.S. Treasury notes could be a "bargaining chip." Steve Tripoli reports.
Subway flooding slows NYC commuters
Heavy weather and flooding shut down subways in New York City, leaving commuters steaming on one of the hottest and most humid days of the year. It was another reminder of failing infrastructure. Ashley Milne Tyte reports.
Putting a price on a record-breaking ball
How much is Barry Bonds' record-breaking home-run ball worth? We called around to some sports memorabilia folks to find out.
Workers need training, not tough talk
Commentator Glenn Hubbard says Congress should drop the tough trade talk as a way to protect American jobs and focus on getting displaced workers retrained.
Wanted: Robot fruit-picker
California fruit growers are plowing cash into the development of a new kind of workforce. One that never gets tired, doesn't ask for raises, and doesn't need green cards. Andrew Phelps reports.
What's Murdoch got a jones for now?
After all the hullabaloo over Rupert Murdoch's purchase of Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, we got to wondering what's next for the media mogul. Kai Ryssdal talked with Los Angeles Times media critic Tim Rutten.
Lending a shared interest to South Africa
The subprime mortgage meltdown is making it harder for nearly everyone to get loans, which makes a particular group of Massachusetts lenders all the more unusual. Gretchen Wilson reports.
Kai Ryssdal's final note . . .
Remember the Big Dig tunnel collapse that killed a Boston woman last year? A company in New York was charged today with involuntary manslaughter in her death. Powers Fasteners produces the glue that didn't hold the ceiling panels in place. The National Transportation Safety Board said last month the glue they used wasn't strong enough to hold up over time.
The company had no comment. The penalty in Massachusetts for a company charged with manslaughter is $1,000.
Marketplace datebook for Thursday, August 9, 2007
- The United States Professional Golf Association's tournament tees off in Tulsa, Okla. Defending champ Tiger Woods will be among those competing. The winner could take home more than $2 million.
- The U.N. Department of Social and Economic Affairs will issue a special report about the challenges and opportunities for the world's 1.2 billion young people.
- And on this date in 1974 Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to resign from office.
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"I disagree with Diana Nyad, who told Bob Moon today that Americans are not interested in Wimbledon because there are so few Americans playing. I love watching tennis, no matter who is playing. I have watched tennis for years, but the networks toy with us, creating drama rather than showing the match. Oftentimes, televised matches end precisely when the allotted time expires, even if they have to cut and splice. When they don't, as happened in a Nadal match last weekend, we were left hanging at the end of two sets, as NBC switched to women's golf. I don't have cable TV, so I couldn't switch to MSNBC as was suggested. It's enough to make me turn off the TV and read about the matches online."
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