12/18/12
Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, December 18, 2012
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Forget the fiscal cliff, the European debt crisis and the slowdown in China. Carmakers are on track for a record year, led by sales
right here in the U.S. There are reports that a deal is close between Google and the Federal Trade Commission. The settlement would end a two-year investigation into whether Google unfairly uses its dominance of search to steer customers to other Google businesses. Plus, why it turns out one of the big challenges when making the world's biggest skyscrapers is the elevator.
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