Feb 11, 2013

Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, February 11, 2013

Texas Governor Rick Perry is visiting California this week to attract companies away from the Golden State with promises of low taxes and fewer regulations. The EU's Justice Commissioner says American companies like Google and Facebook must abide by a proposed new European law on data protection or face stiff penalties. The U.S. trade deficit shrank at the end of 2012, thanks in part to higher exports. Which of world's economies depend most on exports?

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BBC World Service

Egypt's economy two years after revolution

by Marketplace Contributor

Feb 11, 2013

It may still be too early to judge the success or failure of that revolution in Egypt, but one thing is clear: It has not led to economic prosperity.

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Making preschool possible for everyone

by Amy Scott

Feb 11, 2013

Advocates for more federal funding 0f preschools are hoping for a shout out during the State of the Union.

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Which is better for business: Texas or California?

by Jeff Tyler

Feb 11, 2013

Texas Governor Rick Perry visits California to attract companies away from the Golden State with promises of low taxes and fewer regulations.

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EU data protection law could trigger trade war

by Stephen Beard

Feb 11, 2013

The EU's Justice Commissioner says American companies like Google and Facebook must abide by a proposed new European law on data protection or face stiff penalties.

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Globalist Quiz

Which country depends most on exports?

by Marketplace Contributor

Feb 11, 2013

Find out which country exports 56 percent of its GDP each year.

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Pope Benedict: Leading the church through crisis

by Tracey Samuelson

Feb 11, 2013

As the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict has been the leader of a troubled brand, as the church was hit hard by the clergy-sex-abuse scandals.

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BBC World Service

Pope Benedict and the church's brand

by Marketplace Contributor

Feb 11, 2013

Pope Benedict took office in 2005, as the Catholic Church was reeling from a sex abuse scandal. Has he been effective in restoring the Church's brand around the world?

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Fiscal Cliff

The fiscal cliff reprise: Meet the sequester

by Jeremy Hobson

Feb 11, 2013

There are less than three weeks to go until Washington's latest budget deadline -- the $85 billion spending cut package known as the sequester.

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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Down with the beef burger, the State of the Union for toddlers

by Jeremy Hobson

Feb 11, 2013

Pope Benedict and the church's branding, the State of the Union for toddlers, and a check in on Egypt two years after its revolution.

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Texas Governor Rick Perry is visiting California this week to attract companies away from the Golden State with promises of low taxes and fewer regulations. The EU’s Justice Commissioner says American companies like Google and Facebook must abide by a proposed new European law on data protection or face stiff penalties. The U.S. trade deficit shrank at the end of 2012, thanks in part to higher exports. Which of world’s economies depend most on exports?