Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, June 17, 2010

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• United Auto Workers reach out beyond Detroit

  by Alisa Roth

  The United Auto Workers union is holding its annual meeting this week in Detroit, and members are discussing ways they can grow. Alisa Roth reports.

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• Swiss government to release UBS names to IRS

  The Swiss government today agreed to hand over the names of more than 4,450 Americans suspected of tax evasion. Stephen Beard reports.

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• Russia moves off U.S. dollars, euros to stockpile loonies

  by Marketplace Staff

  Bypassing the U.S. dollar and euro, Russia says it will start stockpiling the Canadian dollar in its foreign currency reserves.

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• Rentable kitchens make LA food businesses a reality

  by Eve Troeh

  Many who dream of becoming chefs in Los Angeles dread the thought of kitchen costs. But one business is making an affordable kitchen space a possibility.

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• Banks pull the plug on free checking

  by Gregory Warner

  After more than a decade of luring us in with free checking accounts, Bank of America and other banks are planning to pull back from the service.

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• What will more face time in Congress do for Hayward?

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  BP CEO Tony Hayward has already given his explanations and apologies to the government. Will the extra face time in Congress do any good?

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• COMMENTARY: Should BP’s compensation extend to global business?

  by Chris Farrell

  Marketplace's economics editor Chris Farrell wonders: If the fishing industry workers of the Gulf Coast deserve to be compensated for the BP spill, what about the other victims of global business?

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• FCC to vote on regulating broadband

  by Steve Chiotakis

  The Federal Communication Commission is likely to vote today to go ahead and seek public comment on three different plans to regulate broadband. Steve Chiotakis learns more about net neutrality from analyst Rob Enderle.

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