Marketplace AM for November 11, 2005

Segments From This Episode

• Keeping a head above water in Alaska

  by Marketplace Staff

  Global warming has the water rising in the Native Alaskan village of Newtok. And as Aliza Sherman Risdahl reports, residents have few options.

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• Veterans Day

  by Jeff Tyler

  Today is Veterans Day, and Jeff Tyler checks in on the economic status of the nation's retired warriors.

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• Who’s minding the kids?

  by Sarah Gardner

  The Census Bureau reports that six in 10 children under five are in childcare, and as Sarah Gardner reports, kids don't have just one minder looking after them.

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• New pension accounting rules

  by Dan Grech

  The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued new rules requiring that a company's pension obligations be included on its balance sheet. As Dan Grech reports, the change could lead to lower earnings and shareholder dividends.

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