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Immigration reform worries E-Verify critics
Apr 10, 2013
The system continues to thwart some eligible workers at a time lawmakers mull expanding it.
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Maine lobster could get a marketing boost
Apr 10, 2013
The lobster industry in Maine has proposed higher fees in order to spend big bucks on advertising. Some lobstermen say that’s a waste of money, but others hope it will increase demand.
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Airbus CEO on coming to America, and what it takes to compete with Boeing
Apr 10, 2013
CEO of Airbus Fabrice Bregier joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to discuss their new assembly plant in Alabama and what's ahead for the company.
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The secret behind Bed Bath & Beyond earnings: Finding its niche
Apr 10, 2013
A preview of Bed Bath & Beyond's earnings: Housing uptick helps, and online competition lurks.
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JC Penney and what's behind (mark) ups and downs of clothing prices
Apr 9, 2013
Ron Johnson's ousting as CEO of JC Penney ends his bid to break retail's cycle of marking products up just to mark them down in sales. Shoppers rejected Johnson's strategy of keeping low prices instead of discounting.
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Is failure good or bad? How you define it can depend on where you live
Apr 9, 2013
The Washington perspective is that failure is failure. The West Coast thinks failure leads to innovation. What does that mean for West Coast-based Fisker Automotive, which took stimulus funds from Washington?
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J.C. Penney CEO gets the boot, but were his ideas really that bad?
Apr 9, 2013
J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson has been given the boot after just 17 months as head of the struggling department store chain.
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Mike Ullman named CEO of JC Penney after Ron Johnson ousted
Apr 8, 2013
Mike Ullman has been named CEO of JC Penney after Ron Johnson was ousted.
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Do merging airlines actually mean better customer service?
Apr 8, 2013
A new report says airlines scored their second best performance rankings in 23 years. Find out how that happened when airline mergers were supposed to make customer service worse.
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What is the best age for innovation?
Apr 8, 2013
Are you more innovative in your 20s or your 50s? Tom Agan, managing partner at innovation and brand consultancy Rivia, has come up with answer that might surprise you.
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