Jun 10, 2011

Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, June 10, 2011

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Brands cater to gay community

by Sally Herships

Jun 10, 2011

Corporations have long sponsored floats in the parades and other things that kept the sponsorship within the gay community. Now though, it's expanding to general merchandising.

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The economy is crucial in Turkey's elections

by Alisa Roth

Jun 10, 2011

Turkey holds national elections Sunday and the ruling party, the AKP, is hoping its handling of the economy will win it another term.

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BBC World Service

Three months after the big earthquake and tsunami, one of the big problems the country faces is what to do with all the debris. In the quake-stricken zone, there is 100 years worth of garbage to clean up.

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BBC World Service

Payment by phone is the standard in East Africa

by Marketplace Staff

Jun 10, 2011

Telecommunication companies across the globe are preparing to role out plans to allow payments by mobile phones. But the technology already insists in Uganda -- where limited access to traditional banking has paved the way for mobile monetary transactions.

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White House penalizes big banks over mortgage mod program

by Amy Scott

Jun 10, 2011

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo must make 'substancial improvements' if they want access to President Obama's Home Affordable Modification Program.

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Richard Dreyfuss reads Apple iTunes user agreements

by Jeremy Hobson

Jun 10, 2011

Academy Award winning actor Richard Dreyfuss has done a "dramatic reading" of Apple's user license agreements -- that 40-page document you must adhere to when you buy iTunes products.

Bahrain cancels Formula 1 race

by Stephen Beard

Jun 10, 2011

Organizers of the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix say that the race -- originally set to open the Formula 1 season in March -- will not go on later this year.

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Markets shaping up for 6th straight losing week

by Marketplace Staff

Jun 10, 2011

Jill Schlesinger, editor-at-large with CBS/MoneyWatch, takes a look at recent stock market activity, and how the latest setbacks might impact savings plans.

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U.S. import prices rise 0.2%

by Marketplace Staff

Jun 10, 2011

Import prices rose for an eighth straight month in May despite a drop in fuel costs. Chris Low, chief economist with FTN Financial, explains how that will impact our wallets.

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BBC World Service

Bean sprouts take the blame for E. coli scare

by Rebecca Singer

Jun 10, 2011

German health authorities have confirmed that sprouts from an organic farm in Germany are the source of the E. coli outbreak that has killed 31 people.

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The economics of nuclear waste disposal

by Amy Scott

Jun 10, 2011

Critics say a new report proves that politics trumped economics in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's decision over the dumping site at Yucca Mountain.