08/05/10
Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, August 5, 2010
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Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, August 5, 2010
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The DC-3 is still in demand
The DC-3 is still around and kicking, even though the last one was made in the 1940's. The plane is credited with shaping today's commercial airline industry.
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Companies can use trademarks as Google keywords
A European court has ruled Google can allow advertisers to use other companies' trademarks as registered keywords in their ads.
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$26B bill would save 300,000 government worker jobs
Democrats have eked out a victory on a bill that would send $26 billion in aid to the states and fund the jobs of 300,000 teachers, cops, firefighters and health care workers.
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Sell the right to immigrate to the highest bidder?
An American Nobel Laureate is proposing a radical solution in the U.S. immigration debate: auctioning off the right to a green card.
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Law would help Chinese workers unionize
A proposed law in China's main manufacturing province would give workers the right to represent themselves.
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Truck weight limits worry Wisconsin timber industry
Wisconsin's $26 billion timber industry is concerned about a weight limit trend that towns are considering in order to preserve state roads.
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Google, Verizon deal could change net neutrality
A deal between Google and Verizon could set the stage for big companies to pay for the privilege of speeding up delivery of their own content to consumers.
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Are Internet apps killing the telephone number?
Internet apps from Vonage to Skype are making the act of dialing a telephone number obsolete.
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