09/27/12
Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, September 27, 2012
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The National Football League has reached an agreement to end a lockout of referees. The league will give existing referees much of what they want for the next few years -- including a defined pension plan and a pay raise. Tomorrow, British regulators are expected to propose major changes to the way a key interest rate -- LIBOR -- is set. And a new study finds that young African-Americans are being exposed to substantially more alcohol advertising than their peers.
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Spain gets serious with budget plan, mixed U.S. economic data
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Pew: Student loan debt rises sharply
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Personal income and its effects at the ballot box
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Budget cuts causing more strain in Spain
Today the government of Spain is expected to lay out yet another new budget with even more cuts in it.
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African-American youth seeing more alcohol ads
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NFL reaches deal with referees, ending lockout
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