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 Washington: Scott Tong reports on the economic impact of this year's hurricane season on Florida and the Caribbean.
From New York: Bob Moon has the story on how it's once again legal to sell certain semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity ammunition magazines that were banned during the Clinton administration.
From Austin, Texas: Ben Philpott reports on MLB Advanced Media, Major League Baseball's Internet company, and how they're being sued for allegedly misusing patented technology.
From Los Angeles: Ethan Lindsey looks at a recent mathematics discovery and its impact on e-commerce.
From Los Angeles: Stacey Vanek Smith reports on what's ahead for US Airways in the wake of their recent bankruptcy.
From New York: Sam Eaton explains why US Airways filed for bankruptcy on a Sunday.
From Albany, New York: Marty Goldensohn talks about the bankruptcy with a US Airways frequent flier.
Features
Microsoft's Stock Buyback
Microsoft made big news last week after it announced a stock buyback, a one-time special dividend and other stockholder perks. But "Newsweek's" Wall Street editor Alan Sloan isn't being taken in by all of the commotion. He tells host Kai Ryssdal why in this edition of The Sloan Sessions.
New Economic Indicator
The Census Bureau launches a brand new economic indicator today. As Lisa Napoli reports, it will examine a critical, but little tracked part of the nation's $11 trillion economy.
Monday, September 13, 2004
