05/05/09
Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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EPA weighs measuring ethanol pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency is weighing in on how to measure the eco-friendliness of renewable fuels like ethanol. Jennifer Collins reports.
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Maybe a textbook case for innovation
Will Amazon's new Kindle boost e-readership with the promise of a larger screen, loose-leaf size and flexibility? Some may be skeptical, but the device could bring innovation to the textbook industry. Janet Babin reports.
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Lebanon calling for better cell service
Lebanon's cell-phone industry uses a poor system shared by only three other countries in the world. To improve the quality of its telecommunications, the country is turning to private auctions. Ben Gilbert reports.
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Mafia suspected of ill-gotten green
Sicilian magistrates are investigating mafia ties to poorly-constructed wind farms in Italy. Concern about climate change is unlikely to be the gangsters' main motivation for investing in wind power. Stephen Beard reports.
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Downgraded bonds junk up market
With profits down everywhere, many once investment-grade corporate bonds are quickly getting downgraded to junk. Jeremy Hobson explores where this can hurt the economy and why it's bad for the companies involved.
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Mexico still risks future flu outbreak
Mexican officials have given the OK for schools, government and business to reopen after a five-day shutdown. But whether swine flu has been successfully beaten will only be proven down the road. Dan Grech reports.
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Banks will likely need cash to make it
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke expects the U.S. economy to bottom out and improve later this year if the financial sector continues to mend. Meanwhile, many banks are expected to need more cash to make it through the fallout. Tamara Keith reports.
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