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PODCAST: ESPN and SEC team up, Facebook good news bad news

Jeremy Hobson May 2, 2013
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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: ESPN and SEC team up, Facebook good news bad news

Jeremy Hobson May 2, 2013
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ESPN and the SEC are announcing the SEC Network, a lucrative TV deal for college sports. What’s so valuable about the SEC? And what’s in the deal for the schools

President Obama heads to Mexico today to meet with the country’s new President Enrique Peña Nieto. The two leaders will discuss immigration reform, trade, and economics. Enrique Acevedo of Univision News joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson with the details.

Facebook is making more money, but it’s spending more, too. Facebook’s revenues only grew 38 percent in the first quarter. While its costs were up 60 percent.

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