Marketplace for Friday, July 9, 2010

Segments From This Episode

• Whole foods raises the bar on organic soap labels

  by Marketplace Staff

  Every year, Americans buy over $750 million worth of organic personal care products. But the labeling protocol isn't as strict as it is for other grocery items. So Whole Foods is changing the rules.

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• Museum takes on study of suburban life

  by Tess Vigeland

  

  About 150 million Americans live in the suburbs — enough of the population to warrant a full-on cultural study. Tess Vigeland talks to Mindi Love, director of a new Kansas City museum dedicated to a scholarly look at suburban life.

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• Weekly Wrap

  by Marketplace Staff

  Fortune Magazine's Leigh Gallagher and Big Money's Heidi Moore review the week on Wall Street with Tess Vigeland.

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• BP back home: Sympathy for the devil

  BP's name is now forever identified with the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. But in the U.K., the oil titan garners a bit more sympathy. Why? Stephen Beard reports.

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• Google, China deal a blueprint for business practices

  by Janet Babin

  China renewed Google's license to operate in the country after the search giant made a compromise with the government. The deal could serve as a blueprint for others doing business there.

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• Without James, Cleveland says it will fall

  by Eve Troeh

  Part of the city of Cleveland's plea to now ex-Cavaliers superstar LeBron James was that the local economy would tank if he left. But some analysts say there's life after LeBron. Eve Troeh reports.

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• PT Cruiser: What ended a sweet ride

  by Alisa Roth

  PT Cruisers were a big deal when they hit the scene a decade ago. One million vehicles later, the last of the once trend-leaders are rolling off the line. Alisa Roth explores what ended the Cruiser's journey and peeks into one particularly tricked-out model.

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