Sep 13, 2012

Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, September 13, 2012

The Federal Reserve wraps up its two day policy meeting today. It's expected to announce whether it will pump more stimulus money into the U.S. economy. That would make a third round of so-called "quantitative easing." Directors at Ford Motor Company are meeting today. There's word the agenda could include the first step toward a change in management at the company. And in case you missed the big launch, Apple's iPhone 5 was unveiled last night. Fifty million iPhone 5s could get snapped up by the end of the year. And each one is a potential cash cow for the wireless carrier the iPhone customer chooses.

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iPhone boom is short-term bust for wireless carriers

by Mitchell Hartman

Sep 13, 2012

AT&T, Verizon and Sprint offer huge subsidies on new smartphones that hit bottom line.

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Who will keep Ford's winning streak going?

by Marketplace Contributor

Sep 13, 2012

As CEO Alan Mulally nears retirement, his stellar performance in saving and reinvigorating Ford makes even employees wonder: who can replace him?

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What QE3 would mean for the economy

by Chris Farrell

Sep 13, 2012

The Federal Reserve wraps up its two day policy meeting today. It's expected to announce whether it will pump more stimulus money into the U.S. economy.

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Airbus parent company in talks to merge with BAE systems

by Stephen Beard

Sep 13, 2012

The parent company of Airbus, EADS, is in merger talks with the continent's biggest defense contractor, BAE systems. That could put U.S. leaders Boeing and Lockheed Martin playing a little defense themselves.

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Attitude Check

How Americans are viewing Democrats and Republicans

by Marketplace Contributor

Sep 13, 2012

In this week's Attitude Check, we check in with Gallup's editor-in-chief, Frank Newport, about how Americans are viewing Republicans and Democrats on a couple of subjects.

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The pros and cons of a possible QE3

by David Gura

Sep 13, 2012

Later today, the Federal Reserve wraps up a two day policy-setting meeting. The big question is whether they'll launch another round of "quantitative Easing" -- buying up bonds to inject some money and a bit more pep into the U.S. economy.

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Attitude Check

Do Americans like financial regulations?

by Marketplace Contributor

Sep 13, 2012

One of the big election issues this year is government regulation of business. A lot of new rules have been added since the financial crisis four years ago. How do your fellow Americans feel about it?

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Wholesale prices rise in August

by Marketplace Contributor

Sep 13, 2012

The Federal Reserve wraps up its two day policy meeting today. It's expected to announce whether it will pump more stimulus money into the U.S. economy. Meanwhile, we just got inflation numbers for August. Wholesale prices increased 1.7 percent last month -- the biggest jump in three years.

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Kansas City gets hooked up with Google Fiber

by Jeff Horwich

Sep 13, 2012

Today, Google unveils the neighborhoods in Kansas City, Mo., that will get a fiber-optic Internet hook-up the rest of us can only dream of.

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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: The coming of QE3

by Mary Dooe

Sep 13, 2012

Federal Reserve Bank Board Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks to K-12 economics teachers about 'the need for personal financial education in the wake of the recent financial crisis' at the bank's headquarters August 7, 2012 in Washington, D.C.

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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The Federal Reserve wraps up its two day policy meeting today. It’s expected to announce whether it will pump more stimulus money into the U.S. economy. That would make a third round of so-called “quantitative easing.” Directors at Ford Motor Company are meeting today. There’s word the agenda could include the first step toward a change in management at the company. And in case you missed the big launch, Apple’s iPhone 5 was unveiled last night. Fifty million iPhone 5s could get snapped up by the end of the year. And each one is a potential cash cow for the wireless carrier the iPhone customer chooses.