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 Orlando: We've heard a lot over the past few days about the woes of the big legacy air carriers. Delta has announced a major restructuring plan, and US Airways has once again filed for chapter eleven.
From Los Angeles: How are your writing skills? A new study indicates many Americans aren't where they should be....
From Boston: Nearly nine million people worldwide have the deadly lung disease TB. About 2 million die of it each year - even though it is curable in 95 percent of cases. The World Health Organization dubbed TB a global health emergency 11 years ago...
From Hollywood: A group led by Sony corporation has agreed to buy legendary Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwn-Mayer. It gives the lion a lot to roar about. Sony offered $12 a share... in a deal totaling $5 billion.
From Los Angeles: The Atkins diet craze has been blamed for earnings difficulties at a whole host of companies, from donuts to Orange Juice. Well, now the shoe's on the other foot... because of competition from other low-carb retailers the company started by Doctor Atkins is in trouble.
From London: Apple Computer is reportedly on the verge of settling a long-running trademark dispute with the Beatles. Apple...the company...is said to be named after the Beatles famous record label. And this latest conflict concerns its iTunes music store.
Features
Commercials as programming
TV commercials can be annoying and disruptive. But they can also be very entertaining. At least that's the thinking behind an all-advertising TV channel, just launched in Britain.
Cosmetic health concerns
It used to be if you wanted a cosmetic procedure to lose your wrinkles or unwanted body hair, you'd visit a medical professional who specialized in them. But today, internists, gynecologists and in some cases, spa workers are getting into the act. And that's raising new health concerns.
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
