08/31/12
Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, August 31, 2012
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As the Republican National Convention wraps up in Tampa, the Democratic National Convention is about to start up in Charlotte. We examine the facts behind an ad attacking changes President Obama supposedly made to the nation's welfare program. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to give a big speech at an economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Will he give any hints about QE3? And we look at historically black colleges in dire financial situations.
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Samsung wins patent battle over Apple in Tokyo
Unlike the US case that covered seven patents, this one covered only one. Apple gets nothing, and the judges ordered it to pay all of Samsung's legal fees, as well.
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PODCAST: Bernanke speaks, India's economy hits the breaks
The big news of the day is Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's much-anticipated speech at Jackson Hole. Also, we fact-check a misleading campaign ad about welfare.
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Conflicting messages from the Fed in Jackson Hole
Ben Bernanke delivers a highly anticipated speech at an economic conference in Jackson Hole Wyoming.
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India's economy slows down
We got word from India this morning that the economy there is dragging. It grew at a rate of just 5.5 percent last quarter, which was the slowest pace in three years.
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Heathrow expansion may be good economics, bad politics
The U.K.'s economy is expected to shrink this year. There are calls for the government to spend more money on infrastructure projects -- including adding another runway at London's Heathrow Airport.
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How getting a full night's sleep is good for business
We spend a third of our lives doing it -- or at least, we're supposed to. Eight hours a night -- we've been hearing that for years, but come on -- who can do that?
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Expectations limited for Bernanke's Jackson Hole speech
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to give a big speech at an economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It's a place with a little bit of Fed history.
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Some historically black colleges are in financial turmoil
This weekend Howard University and Morehouse College face off in the Nation's Football Classic. The annual game honors historically black colleges and universities at a time when some are struggling to stay afloat.
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Did Obama weaken the welfare work requirement?
The GOP charges that the Obama administration has weakened the work requirement that was a key part of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act.
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