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MID-DAY UPDATE: Power rations in Japan, TARP couldn't end 'Too big to fail'
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Mar 16, 2011
Here are today's headlines from Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. ...
MID-DAY UPDATE: China announces trade deficit, Eurozone debt crisis escalates
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Mar 10, 2011
A surprise from China today -- the country said it bought more goods from around the world than it sold. It's called a trade deficit. And China...
Justice and FTC looking into Apple's new policy
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Feb 18, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reports that the government is very interested in Apple's new policy pertaining to publishers and app developers. It's...
MID-DAY UPDATE: January job numbers, German stock market, and banana wars
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Feb 4, 2011
Big news from the U.S. Labor Department today. The unemployment rate is down to 9 percent -- the lowest it's been in almost two years. At the same...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Corporate tax cuts, world economic forum
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Jan 26, 2011
President Barack Obama gave his State of the Union speech last night, and focused on ways the U.S. can remain globally competitive. He said there's...
MIDDAY UPDATE: State of the Union, cocoa prices, Academy Award nominations
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Jan 25, 2011
President Barack Obama is expected to discuss the economy, unemployment, and the deficit in tonight's State of the Union address. But Senator Jeff...
Missing: $36 million worth of carbon permits
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Sep 21, 2011
This final note today: The curious case of the missing carbon permits. Europe, as you may know, has an emissions market (cap-and-trade is the term)...
The Twelve Surprising Trends That Will Reshape the Global Economy by Daniel Altman
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Sep 21, 2011
We talked to economist Daniel Altman about his latest book "Outrageous Fortunes," where he discusses the trends that he thinks will shape the...
EU investigation of Google deepens
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Dec 17, 2010
This is getting to be a pretty big and potentially significant story and one you should be keeping an eye on, especially if this same sentiment...
European Telcoms want Google, Facebook, Apple to pay for more infrastructure
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Dec 9, 2010
Interesting thought. They say that because so much new traffic is going through thanks to the iPhone and Android popularity and the crazy stupid...
