09/24/12
Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, September 24, 2012
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The company that makes Apple's iPhones and iPads in China has shut down one of its factories following a riot by workers. Thousands of people were involved in a fight at a Foxconn factory in Northern China last night. A new survey from Bankrate.com finds that it'll now cost you an average of $4 to withdraw money from an ATM that is not associated with your bank. And we all know dogs have a great sense of smell. Some dogs also have an uncanny ability to detect drops in blood sugar, even before their diabetic owners pick up on it. And now these Diabetic Alert Dogs are going for as much $20,000.
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PODCAST: Changes in Iran, a big flush in Zimbabwe
The company that makes Apple's iPhones and iPads in China has shut down one of its factories following a riot by workers. Thousands of people were involved in a fight at a Foxconn factory in Northern China last night. A new survey from Bankrate.com finds that it'll now cost you an average of $4 to withdraw money from an ATM that is not associated with your bank. And we all know dogs have a great sense of smell. Some dogs also have an uncanny ability to detect drops in blood sugar, even before their diabetic owners pick up on it. These Diabetic Alert Dogs are going for as much $20,000.
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Iran takes steps to turn down Internet use
Over the weekend, Iran's government announced it was turning off Google. Officials also said plans are moving ahead to place the country's web users on a walled off intranet -- as opposed to the global Internet the rest of us use.
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Survey: Economists happy with Fed action
The main economic data we've got this morning is actually about economists.
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Measuring the strength of the economy and the stock market
We've said it before, and we'll say it again: the economy and the stock market are not one and the same. The performance of the economy under a president is open to wide interpretation. The stock market, on the hand... Well, we can measure that.
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Migrant workers sending more money home
Despite rough economic times, remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean were up 8 percent from 2010 to 2011.
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How packaging impacts what beverages we buy
A familiar scenario: You're thirsty. You walk into the store to buy something to drink. But you're not exactly sure what you want, and you're inundated with choices.
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Court rules against Lehman Brothers in Australia
It's been four years since the investment bank Lehman Brothers went under, and a federal court in Australia has just found the bank liable for damages in a class action lawsuit over the sale of mortgage-backed securities.
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Dogs trained to spot diabetics' blood sugar swings
There's a burgeoning industry of inexpensive classes that promise to train dogs to alert their diabetic owners to a change in their blood sugar.
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Foxconn factory shut down following riots
The company that makes Apple's iPhones and iPads in China has shut down one of its factories following a riot by workers.
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Oil sanctions cause pain in Iran, but also at gas pumps
As world leaders gather to discuss the oil santions against Iran, that country is selling only half the volume of a year ago. But its reduced production is raising oil prices around the world.
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Despite reforms, bank fees keep rising
Banks are spreading the pain of fees to a wider swath of clients, according to a Bankrate study. Free checking is a dwindling option.
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