Marketplace AM for March 28, 2006

Segments From This Episode

• Computer sales slow

  by Dan Grech

  A new forecast predicts sales of personal computers will fall over the next couple of years. Dan Grech takes a look at how the industry is likely to respond.

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• Immigration battle lines are drawn

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  There's a wide gulf between the sides in the immigration-reform battle. The House has passed legislation that would criminalize illegal immigrants.Today, the Senate debates a bill that includes the immigrant-friendly guest-worker program. Stacey Vanek Smith reports.

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• China storing up US dollars

  by Jocelyn Ford

  A Chinese government-owned newspaper says the country now has the biggest currency reserves in the world — $850 billion and counting. Jocelyn Ford reports.

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• Best theater in London? The budget process

  by Scott Jagow

  While America and Britain share many cultural traits, Financial Times editor David Wells says their approach to the public sector budget process couldn't be more different.

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