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Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, September 3, 2015
Sep 3, 2015

Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, September 3, 2015

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Airing on Thursday, September 3, 2015: On today's show, we'll talk about China's announcement that it will cut 300,000 people from its military, and more on a study that finds positive association between family income and brain surface area.

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Socioeconomic status could be affecting childrens' brains

Sep 3, 2015
A large-scale study shows a link between parental income and a child's brain size.
Elizabeth Sowell, a neuroscientist at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, points to a chart comparing family income and brain surface area.
Noel King

Wages decline, productivity soars

Sep 3, 2015
Two reports bring the divergence into relief.

China to cut 300,000 troops from its military

Sep 3, 2015
The announcement from President Xi Jinping came before a military parade.

Home sweet risky home

Sep 3, 2015
A new study looks at home values in areas prone to natural disasters.

Samsung debuts its latest smartwatch into a crowded market

Sep 3, 2015
Can doubling down on luxury wearables save Samsung?

PODCAST: The refugee crisis in Europe

Sep 3, 2015
Global interest rates, wages for low-income Americans, and the humanitarian crisis in Europe.
Migrants protest against being taken to a refugee camp from a train that has been held at Bicske station on September 3, 2015 in Bicske, near Budapest, Hungary.
Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Airing on Thursday, September 3, 2015: On today’s show, we’ll talk about China’s announcement that it will cut 300,000 people from its military, and more on a study that finds positive association between family income and brain surface area.