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Jul 17, 2007

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Google searches for new business

by Janet Babin
Jul 17, 2007
Most websites don't have a search function, or if they do, it performs poorly. So, today the company synonymous with search stepped in to offer its services. Janet Babin reports.
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Murdoch poised to acquire Dow Jones

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 17, 2007
The Dow Jones board was set to vote today on a deal that would sell the Wall Street Journal's parent company to Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp for $5 billion. Forbes magazine's Dennis Kneale talked with Kai Ryssdal about it.
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FDA pays to compete with private sector

by Jeremy Hobson
Jul 17, 2007
The FDA pays some of the biggest employee bonuses in the federal bureaucracy. Yet, it's struggling to fund improved food safety. Those facts led to some grilling at a congressional hearing today. Jeremy Hobson reports.
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China's still learning customer service

by Scott Tong
Jul 17, 2007
When Marketplace's Shanghai correspondent Scott Tong arrived in China last January, it didn't take him long to learn that business is done differently and buyer beware.
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Feeding on sugar-frosted capitalism

by Marketplace Staff
Jul 17, 2007
Commentator Joel Stein says he learned everything he needed to know about the capitalist system from advertising and marketing of cereal makers.
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FTC takes hard look at selling to kids

by Marketplace Staff
Jul 17, 2007
The FTC meets tomorrow to talk about how advertising and marketing are directed at children. The food industry is trying to get out in front of possible regulations by announcing rules of its own. Monica Brady-Myerov reports.
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How long can the happy music play?

by Bob Moon
Jul 17, 2007
While optimism reigns on Wall Street, there are some more questions today about how long the rally might last. Bob Moon reports.
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