08/31/11
Marketplace Morning Report for Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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Marketplace Morning Report for Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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Justice Dept. takes steps to block AT&T, T-mobile merger
In a major anti-trust action, the Justice Department this morning filed a suit to stop the AT&T, T-mobile merger months in the making.
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Job growth continues to slug along
Early indicators of the previous month's jobs situation in the U.S. are out today. We speak to our own Eve Troeh about whether they are up, down, or just flatlining.
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Jobs reports trickle in, but little good news
Monthly jobs reports are starting to come in from various sources in preparation for the Labor Department findings on Friday. But are we gaining or losing in the battle against unemployment?
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Some major U.S. companies pay high CEO salaries, few taxes
According to a new study, some major companies in the U.S. pay more for their CEOs than they do in taxes. But can this pay off for the economy as a whole?
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Planned layoffs down
Challenger, Gray and Christmas reported that employers announced just over 50,000 planned layoffs for August, which is down compared to last month but still worse than this time last year.
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BP offices raided after losing Arctic deal with Russia
BP's offices were raided earlier today as part of a lawsuit against the company. The oil giant is being sued for damages by a shareholder after BP lost a similar deal with Russian company Rosneft to explore the Arctic for oil.
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Study: Some companies pay more to their own CEOs than to Uncle Sam
A new study shows that major U.S. companies often pay out more money in executive salary than they do in taxes.
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ExxonMobil's Russian Arctic deal another blow to BP
Yesterday, oil giants ExxonMobil and Rosneft of Russia struck a deal to explore oil in the Arctic. This comes as yet another blow to BP who also had its hopes set on the region.
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House page program ends
Today is the last day of the 200-year-old House page program in Washington, but there's a movement brewing to save it.
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Does America need more engineers?
High-tech companies have long complained that the U.S. doesn't educate enough engineers with advanced degrees for sophisticated technical work.
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Shipping company causes dispute on high seas
Cosco, one of the world's largest shipping companies, is refusing to pay for some ships that it chartered long-term in 2008. Ship owners are threatening to battle back.
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When you should buy disaster insurance
With all the natural disasters occurring around the country recently, disaster insurance has become a hot topic for homeowners. But when and which should you buy?
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