Jun 28, 2013

Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, June 28, 2013

Will new U.S. penalties on Bangladesh hurt more than they help? In the fall of 2011, fourth-grader Zachary Maxwell set out to show his parents and the world his less-than-appetizing lunch tray reality. And is Time Warner Cable for sale?

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Food and Drink

Yuck: A fourth-grader's undercover look at school lunch

by David Brancaccio

Jun 28, 2013

In the fall of 2011, fourth-grader Zachary Maxwell set out to show his parents and the world his less-than-appetizing lunch tray reality.

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6 degrees of sequestration

Sequester Pentagon cuts start to bite

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Jun 28, 2013

The Pentagon starts furloughing 650,000 civilian employees next week.

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Who's afraid of 5 percent mortgage rates?

by Gigi Douban

Jun 28, 2013

Do fast-rising interest rates threaten the growing recovery in housing? Experts say prices are still low enough to attract buyers.

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BBC World Service

U.S. suspends Bangladesh trade benefits

by Mahfuz Sadique

Jun 28, 2013

The U.S. is suspending its trade benefits for Bangladesh. The Obama administration said the country has not moved quickly enough to address workplace safety following an eight-story factory collapse that killed over 1,000 workers.

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Show Us Your Safety Net

Safety Net Confessionals: My get-out-of-jail-free card

by Krissy Clark

Jun 28, 2013

Listener Kurt Deutscher, a 49-year-old web developer who grew up in a low-income family in Portland, Oregon, discusses his economic safety net, which came in the form of a unique graduation gift.

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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: The gross truth of school lunch

by David Brancaccio

Jun 28, 2013

Who's afraid of a 5 percent mortgage rate? A fourth-grader takes an undercover look at school lunches. And a 650,000 person sequester furlough.

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Interested in running the Fed? Any one?

by David Brancaccio

Jun 28, 2013

Now that President Obama has suggested publicly that Ben Bernanke might not stay on at the Federal Reserve past January, the quest is on for replacements.