Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Segments From This Episode

• Apple eyes Verizon to carry iPhone

  by Mitchell Hartman

  Apple is working on a new iPhone for the Verizon network, which means heady competition for AT&T, the iPhone's only carrier at the moment. Bill Radke talks to Marketplace's Mitchell Hartman about new opportunities this could provide for iPhone users.

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• Great Lakes shipping looks healthier

  by Marketplace Staff

  With the weather finally warming up, some shipping lanes in the Great Lakes have thawed out. That means there's hope that the local shipping industry may get busier very soon. Tony Arnold reports.

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• French fight for nuclear in California

  by Sarah Gardner

  California has had a staunch resistance to nuclear power since 1976, but that hasn't stopped French company Areva from trying to get power plants in the state. Sarah Gardner observes the fight and weighs the odds.

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• China blocks Google mobile services

  by Scott Tong

  China has taken the Google fight to its mobile businesses by blocking some of the search engine's mobile Internet services. Scott Tong explores the chilly reception Google has been receiving lately in the country.

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• Scientists warn FDA about CT scans

  by Gregory Warner

  FDA scientists are trying to urge the agency to be more careful about the approval of devices like CT scans, which are being used more increasingly in medical facilities. Gregory Warner gauges the risks.

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• Content makers see money in iPad apps

  by Rico Gagliano

  The iPad has been widely hailed as just the thing to convince people to pay for online print media. Newspapers and magazines are showing high interest in developing apps. And Rico Gagliano tells us who else is getting involved.

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• Irish banks move on real estate loans

  The Irish government is taking over about $100 billion worth of bad real estate loans to take the pressure off its banks. This is the latest phase in its long struggle with the financial crisis. Stephen Beard reports.

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• Data clouds called out for dirty energy

  by Mitchell Hartman

  Environmental activities are concerned about server farms' use of dirty energy to keep sites like Google and Facebook running. Bob Moon talks to Marketplace's Mitchell Hartman about the environmental impact of the data cloud.

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