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Apr 1, 2011

Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, April 1, 2011

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Economy adds 216,000 jobs in March
by Marketplace Staff
Reports from the Labor Department this morning show the U.S. created 216,000 jobs last month, sending the unemployment rate down to 8.8 percent. Jill Schlesinger, editor-at-large at CBS MoneyWatch, explains.
France’s new measure of well-being: Boredom
by David Brancaccio
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for a new government survey measuring public levels of "ennui," or boredom.
The next steps for Amazon’s cloud
by Marketplace Staff
Amazon was the first to break into the cloud market for music. Now it's trying to make nice with record companies.
GOP to examine AARP’s insurance sales
by Gregory Warner
House Republicans will be examining AARP's interest in the health care law. It's possible that the reform will mean $1 billion in extra sales for AARP in the next 10 years.
New rules for mortgage loan originators
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
From now on, loan originators have to present borrowers with options that include the loan with the lowest interest rate and the lowest fees.
Good news expected from March jobs report
by Marketplace Staff
Tig Gilliam, CEO of temporary employment firm Adecco Group North America, looks ahead to March's big employment report.
Cosmo hits newsstands in the Middle East
by Katy Watson
Women in the Middle East today are getting their first look at the region's version of Cosmopolitan Magazine.
What to look for with the March jobs report
by John Dimsdale
Later this morning we'll get employment numbers for March from the Labor department. Economists expect the report will say the economy added around 200,000 jobs for the month.
Major Fed loans went to foreign banks
According to documents released yesterday by the Federal Reserve, the central bank supplied emergency loans to not only the U.S. banking system, but to many of foreign banks as well.
South Africa joins the BRICs
by Marketplace Staff
Brazil, Russia, India and China — the BRIC countries — will add a new nation to their developing economy coalition this month.
Private sector responsible for March job numbers
by Marketplace Staff
The Labor Department reports today that the economy added 216,000 jobs in March. And according to economists, all the job gains were in the private sector. Chris Low, economist with FTN Financial, explains.
NASDAQ puts bid in for NYSE
by John Dimsdale
NASDAQ and InterContinental Exchange put in a $11.3 billion offer today to buy the New York Stock Exchange, just weeks after the NYSE agreed to a merger with Germany's Deutsche Borse.
Jobs picture is brighter in the West
by Marketplace Staff
Today's report from the Labor Department could indicate a jobs recovery may be taking hold, especially in California and the western United States.