12/25/09
Marketplace Morning Report for December 25, 2009
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Marketplace Minute With Bill Radke 12/25
This week: Senate passes health bill; Congress raises debt ceiling; Citigroup gets hacked; Saab sale talks; Volvo sales to Chinese; Fannie and Freddie execs could make $6 million.
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Finding lessons from business history
Harvard business professor Nancy Koehn has a unique perspective on the past year's financial crisis. She's compiled a book, "The Story of American Business," containing New York Times stories and editorials from the last 150 years. She talks with Bill Radke.
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St. Louis, gateway to the East?
The city of St. Louis is putting $1 billion into an effort to make its airport a hub for goods coming from China. If the plan works, it could give the city something it hasn't had in decades -- a stake in the global economy. Adam Allington reports.
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Nike tries a do-over with Bryant, James
Today, the NBA champion L.A. Lakers play the Cleveland Cavaliers, which means a showdown between Kobe Bryant and Lebron James. That's given one company a chance to revive marketing that didn't work the first time. Nancy Farghalli reports.
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Hotel's $19 luxury room has empty feel
On a lark, the general manager of the Rancho Bernardo Inn near San Diego thought he'd try to attract more business to the four-star resort by tweeting an offer for a $19 room. Reporter Cash Peters checked in to check it out.
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Stores gear up for post-Christmas rush
If you celebrate Christmas, this is a day for opening presents, not buying them. But for America's retailers there's always tomorrow. Jill Barshay reports.
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