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 New York: Tonight two candidates for the country's top job will be trying to distinguish themselves in the debate. When it comes to trying to make yourself stick out from the crowd during these difficult employment times, some candidates have been going to great lengths to get noticed.
From Los Angeles: If you're looking for a quiet, relaxing weekend, you might want to steer clear of Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Martha Stewart will be calling that town home for a little as she serves out her prison sentence...
From New York: The good news about Broadband over Power Line, or BPL: It can now travel over existing electricity lines... and reach places it couldn't before. The bad news--BPL waves interfere with radio frequencies.
From Philadelphia: Bartenders, cocktail waitresses and other workers from seven Atlantic City casinos have been on strike since they walked off their jobs a week ago. Today they take the streets in a show of civil disobedience and try to win a contract that allies with workers across the country.
From Los Angeles: AT&T has just announced over 7,000 more job cuts and plans to write off more than $11 billion in assets.
From London: The Indian Finance minister says countries like the US and Britain benefit enormously from outsourcing their operations to India.
From Kabul: The people of Afghanistan will vote in their first ever presidential election tomorrow. And in the rugged country where roads are few and far between, money is being spent on everything from aircraft to donkeys to transport the votes back to counting centers.
From New York: Hate those pop up ads that appear on your computer? Help is on the way. The Federal Trade Commission has filed the first suit against a company that not only makes spyware --- but also sells the cure.
Features
Cashing in on elections
Some businesses are getting a little more attention than they expected from the presidential campaign. Rachel Dornhelm has a story on how a computer animation company has cashed in on the race to promote its business. Then commentator Jonathan Taplin explains why he thinks candidates' debates have been a ratings winner for the TV networks this season.
Baseball is back!
A decade ago, it seemed Major League Baseball was a dying pastime. Not anymore. Host Kai Ryssdal talks to Marketplace's business of sports commentator Diana Nyad about what's brought about the renaissance in the sport.
Product placement is everywhere
Movies have done it for years. Now, TV shows, both reality and scripted are getting more involved in product placement. Host Tess Vigeland talks to Variety's Michael Speier about when product placement works... and when it doesn't.
Friday, October 8, 2004
