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Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, April 9, 2010
Apr 9, 2010

Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, April 9, 2010

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Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, April 9, 2010

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CEOs continue crisis inquiry hearings

Apr 9, 2010
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission continues meeting with former top investment executives exploring how to prevent a future financial crisis. Bill Radke talks to Marketplace's Amy Scott.

AT&T rebranding may be a bit vague

Apr 9, 2010
AT&T's new ad campaign focuses on the products the company has to offer beyond phone service. But the way the campaign tries to sell you may be a bit confusing for consumers to understand. Jill Barshay reports.

States clamor to be home to Northrop

Apr 9, 2010
Local governments in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. are all pitching to home defense contractor Northrop Grumman's new headquarters as it moves from L.A. But some view the efforts as a waste of money. John Dimsdale reports.

Marketplace Minute with Bill Radke 4/9

Apr 9, 2010
This week: United and U.S. Airways talk merger, Obama banking tax, jobless benefits, Geithner in Beijing, Citigroup on Capitol Hill and that iPad thing.

Loan to fund dirty energy in S. Africa

Apr 9, 2010
The World Bank just approved a nearly $4 billion loan to help South Africa's electricity problem by helping build a massive coal power plant. But critics dislike that it's a dirty energy project. Brett Neely reports.

Economists talk future of economics

Apr 9, 2010
A group of heavy-hitting economists, including three Nobel Prize winners, is meeting in Cambridge, England to take a hard look at the economy. Steve Chiotakis talks to former Marketplace host David Brancaccio, who is at the conference.

BP exploration stirs investor criticism

Apr 9, 2010
British oil giant BP plans to invest in a controversial oil exploration project in Canada, a move which has made some of BP's biggest investors revolt. Stephen Beard explores why some groups are against the move.

Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, April 9, 2010