May 18, 2011

Marketplace Morning Report for Wednesday, May 18, 2011

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Traditional delis battle rising food costs

by Deb Monroe

May 17, 2011

Rising food and labor costs are having their effect on the traditional deli, and your pastrami sandwich.

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High gas prices attract lawmakers' attention

by John Dimsdale

May 18, 2011

Senate Democrats want the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the oil industry is fixing gas prices.

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The changing landscape of the auto industry

by Marketplace Staff

May 18, 2011

In the past decade, changes in technology and materials in the auto industry have led to a shift in the kinds of jobs available in the sector.

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U.S. visas are hard to get

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

May 18, 2011

Travel and tourism companies say many more business people from China, Brazil and India would visit the U.S., but bureaucratic hurdles prevent that.

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U.S. companies rush to borrow

by Mitchell Hartman

May 18, 2011

With interest rates set to rise once the Federal Reserve ends its easy monetary policy, companies are racing to borrow money in the corporate bond market.

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Geithner calls for new leadership at the IMF

by Stephen Beard

May 18, 2011

The U.S. treasury secretary has said that the International Monetary Fund needs to find an interim replacement for Dominique Strauss-Kahn. But who should that be?

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BBC World Service

South Africans vote for housing, clean water

by Karen Allen

May 18, 2011

Citizens of South Africa are voting today in local elections. These elections are expected to come down over issues of poverty, and not the traditional issue of race.