02/28/07
Marketplace AM for February 28, 2007
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CBS tries to play YouTube's game
As part of its coverage of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the network is inviting fans to post videos on its website. Janet Babin reports.
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Markets start recovery from dark Tuesday
Scott Jagow checks in with fund manager Justin Urquhart-Stewart in London to see what's happening on the European exchanges after yesterday's big sell-off.
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Toyota enters Elvis country
The Japanese automaker has made it official. It's building a billion-dollar plant in Mississippi. Nancy Marshall Genzer has more.
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House bill would make unionizing easier
A bill due on the House floor this week which would make it easier for unions to organize workers. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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Workers need stronger unionizing rights
The Employee Free Choice Act would make a major change in how workers choose whether to join a union — the first such change since 1935. Commentator Robert Reich says it's about time.
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Airbus to jettison some of its load
After weeks of wrangling behind the scenes, the European plane maker is about to announce its cost-cutting program. About 10,000 jobs are likely to go, mostly in France and Germany. Stephen Beard reports.
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Growers stung by loss of bees
A strange AIDS-like disease is wiping out an unprecedented number of honeybees in the U.S. Experts predict a pollination crisis in orchards and fields. Sam Eaton reports.
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Looking for work with a Purple Heart
In Fort Dix, N.J., the government is holding a career fair today for soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Amy Scott reports.
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