Mar 10, 2009

Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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Senate debates patent reform bill

by Janet Babin

Mar 10, 2009

A Senate committee considers a bill today on patent reform favored by big computer and Internet companies and opposed by pharmaceutical and biotech firms. Janet Babin explores the money involved and why the debate is an industry versus industry issue.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Consumer prices drop in China

by Scott Tong

Mar 10, 2009

Consumer prices in China fell last month for the first time in more than six years. A drop in global raw material prices and lowered demand for Chinese exports are just a few reasons. Scott Tong reports what Chinese officials are saying.

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Rwandan coffee pushes for distinction

by Marketplace Staff

Mar 10, 2009

Rwandan coffee producers see a way to get ahead by cornering a niche market in specialty high-quality coffee. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch reports what coffee farmers in the country need to do to preserve distinction in the coffee world.

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Airbus coming out ahead of Boeing

by Stephen Beard

Mar 10, 2009

Planemaker Airbus cut costs, solved technical issues and delivered a record 483 aircraft, ultimately beating out Boeing last year. But both companies could have trouble up ahead. Stephen Beard reports.

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Closing the 'golden coffin' at Disney

by Caitlan Reeg

Mar 10, 2009

Activist investors are trying to end the practice of "golden coffin" deals at Disney, which grant families of CEOs who die on the job millions of dollars of after-death pay benefits. Caitlan Carroll reports.

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The Big Shift

Lifting a tribe's fortunes with wind

by Marketplace Staff

Mar 10, 2009

The Lakota Sioux tribe has been measuring wind for a decade, and is working out a way to use wind turbines to lift its fortunes. Laurie Stern profiles the reservation in this first installment of a two-part story.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

A list companies don't want to make

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

Mar 10, 2009

Credit ratings agency Moody's is publishing a list today called "The Bottom Rung," which details almost 300 companies most likely to default on their debts. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports why the list is an odd one.

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Don't throw out that paper resume

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

Mar 10, 2009

The job hunt may seem predominantly online, but potential employers and networkers can still find many uses for the paper resume. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports why it's important to bring at least five copies along to an interview.

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Citigroup's good news for Wall Street

by Marketplace Staff

Mar 10, 2009

Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit boosted Wall Street morale with a memo to employees noting the company was operating at a profit. Bill Radke talks to Cassandra Toroian of Bell Rock Capital about potential problem areas not covered in the note.