Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, June 18, 2010

Segments From This Episode

• Reporter’s Notebook: Meeting the Long-Term Unemployed

  by Mitchell Hartman

  Getting back into the job market proves tough for workers in Chicago struggling against record-breaking trends in long-term unemployment.

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• Scientists see oily silver lining in BP leak

  by Rob Schmitz

  BP has pledged a half-billion dollars towards researching the biological impacts of the Gulf oil spill, which is helping some eco-scientists continue their projects.

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• Video: BP wallows in walrus woes

  by Marketplace Staff

  On this week's Marketplace Minute: BP woes and walruses, iPhone 4 preorder wars, deflation and early French retirement.

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• Estonia, Iceland wooed by E.U. despite economic troubles

  by Christopher Werth

  European leaders meeting in Brussels have made encouraging moves toward Estonia and Iceland, despite both countries' substantial financial problems.

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• Europe will release bank stress test results

  European leaders have agreed to publish the results of their bank stress tests, despite their preference to be more discreet.

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• Study: Big soda price hike means big sales drop

  by Gregory Warner

  A new study shows a clear link between the price of soda and how much we drink. Will this help states' quest to pass a soda tax? Gregory Warner explains.

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• Toyota ranks 21st in list of auto brands

  by Marketplace Staff

  In a study ranking top auto brands, U.S. companies came out ahead of Toyota for the first time in several years.

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• A visit to a Chicago job fair

  by Mitchell Hartman

  Mitchell Hartman talks to senior executive assistant Marsha Gooden as she goes on a search for new employment.

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• Will Facebook profits cause it to go public?

  by Marketplace Staff

  Reuters reports Facebook is making up to $800 million in revenue. Scott Austin, editor of Dow Jones VentureWire, explains why that's a big deal.

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