Marketplace PM for February 26, 2007

Segments From This Episode

• Les Rosbifs

  by Eleanor Beardsley

  Eleanor Beardsley checks in with a story about creative French realtors who have figured out a new way to lure Brits across the Channel.

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• A torrent of legal movies?

  by Janet Babin

  Digital download service BitTorrent is cozying up to Hollywood. Will people go for legal movie downloads? Janet Babin reports from the Marketplace Innovations Desk at North Carolina Public Radio.

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• Keeping that rainy day in mind

  by John Dimsdale

  We all know how bad Americans are at saving money. But have you heard about "America Saves Week?" It starts today, and John Dimsdale has the scoop.

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• John Mackey on Whole Foods’ growth

  by Kai Ryssdal

  In part two of our interview with John Mackey, the Whole Foods Market CEO talks to Kai Ryssdal about how the company has grown.

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• Warming to environmental concerns

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Kai Ryssdal talks with David Hawkins, who runs the climate center at the Natural Resources Defense Council, about the effects global warming is having on business deals.

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• Meet your meal

  by Amy Scott

  Today, a rule that New York restaurants post nutrition information on their menus may be in question, just as other cities are looking to follow suit. Amy Scott digests the story for us.

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• Pay-as-you-go

  by Marketplace Staff

  Commentator Jeff Birnbaum says corporations are getting nervous as Congress prepares to tackle the federal budget.

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