Feb 20, 2007

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Change the lightbulb, save the planet

by Sam Eaton

Feb 20, 2007

Australia plans to replace all incandescent light bulbs with compact flourescents by 2010 to cut greenhouse emissions. But Sam Eaton reports there'll still be plenty of demand for Thomas Edison's bright idea.

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New rules don't cut off power trips

by Steve Henn

Feb 20, 2007

The House Ethics Committee is set to announce new rules on congressional travel. But Steve Henn reports some newly elected leaders started planning their latest trips before the ink was even dry.

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Enough with the family photos!

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 20, 2007

In Britain, a big company just told employees they can't have knickknacks on their desks. No family snapshots or mementos. Workers grumbled, of course. But commentator Lucy Kellaway says around the office, less is more.

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Supreme Court rulings are all business

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Feb 20, 2007

The Supreme Court handed down rulings today in favor of corporate America — one for Weyerhaeuser, the timber company, and the other involving cigarette maker Philip Morris. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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Viacom's online video outlet is Joost

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

Feb 20, 2007

Following its fallout with YouTube, Viacom has announced it will put its programming online through a new service called Joost. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.

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Flying close to the margins

by Kai Ryssdal

Feb 20, 2007

JetBlue is trying to bounce back from what its CEO David Neeleman called a mortifying series of events over the past week. The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney tells Kai Ryssdal that other airlines risk a similar fate.

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Fear and greed could have bull on the run

by Stephen Beard

Feb 20, 2007

European investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort says that, according to its Fear and Greed Index, the end is nigh for the bull market and we're in for w worldwide economic slump. Stephen Beard reports.

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Private equity looks to give addicts the treatment

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 20, 2007

Drug and alcohol rehab centers are seeing more business lately. And not just from celebs but from everyday folks, too. Private equity groups have noticed. Monica Brady-Myerov reports.

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