04/14/11
Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, April 14, 2011
Episode Description:
Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Poll: Most Americans think their taxes are fair
Apr 14, 2011
A new poll out today shows a small majority of Americans believe the taxes they pay are fair, according to the Associated Press and polling firm GfK.
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Protests, concerns at first BP shareholders meeting since gulf spill
Street demonstrations outside BP's annual shareholder meeting in London are protesting about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But inside the meeting, investors are focusing on Russia -- and BP's future there.
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Emerging economies meet, agree to rely less on U.S. dollar
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa concluded their one-day summit in China today. The so-called 'BRICS' countries are calling for changes to the global financial syste.
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Levin says Goldman Sachs misled Congress
The Senate panel investigating the cause of the financial crisis has released a report today containing new information on what lead up to the banking collapse. Senator Carl Levin is now calling for an investigation into Goldman Sachs for misleading Congressional investigators.
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Socialist Cuba experiments with capitalism
As Cuba prepares to hold its first Communist Party Congress in 14 years, the socialist country works through the kinks of a budding free enterprise system.
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Raising debt ceiling could have strings
Now that we have Republican and Democratic deficit plans, lawmakers in both parties are saying they might link mandatory cuts in spending to raising the debt limit.
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Zipcar gears up for an IPO
The short-term car rental company has been around for more than a decade, but still hasn't quite turned a profit.
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Can fake chicken feed the world?
With growing global demand for meat and its significant environmental concerns, fake soy "chicken" may be better than the real bird.
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Glencore announces IPO
The Swiss-based commodities trader Glencore has announced its intentions to go public. The main offer could raise as much as $11 billion, but would force the secretive company to open its books.
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