Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, December 30, 2011

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• New Year’s Eve a priceless marketing tool for NYC

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  The Times Square celebration brings in a worldwide audience and millions of tourist dollars to NYC every year.

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• PODCAST: Verizon’s new $2 charge, predictions for 2012

  by Mary Dooe

  

  States could expand lotteries and start new games like online poker thanks to a new ruling that allows Internet gambling. The Times Square celebration brings in a worldwide audience and millions of tourist dollars to NYC every year. And now that U.S. troops have pulled out Iraq, turns out direct benefit for American oil companies never materialized.

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• States needing cash look to online gambling

  by Gregory Warner

  States could expand lotteries and start new games like online poker thanks to a new ruling that allows Internet gambling.

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• What low inflation means for the economy

  by Chris Farrell

  Low interest rates and low inflation will help play into policy decisions, such as the future of the Federal Reserve.

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• Verizon announces new fee for some customers

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  A new fee will be hitting some Verizon users paying monthly bills with a credit card. That decision has already caused a bit of consumer backlash.

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• Mid-day Extra: Should we re-invent the calendar?

  by Adriene Hill

  Researchers from Johns Hopkins University say that our currently yearly calendar makes things complicated for businesses.

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• Colleges may see a drop in applications

  by Amy Scott

  After years of record numbers, spurred in part by colleges' own marketing, applications may fall as families consider the cost of tuition. Some colleges are even hoping for a drop.

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• Verizon adds $2 charge to some online payments

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  Verizon is introducing a new fee in January. Anytime a customer pays their bill over the phone or online with their credit card, they'll have to come up with an additional $2.

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• Iraq’s oil industry after U.S. withdrawal

  by Scott Tong

  Now that U.S. troops have pulled out Iraq, turns out direct benefit for American oil companies never materialized.

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• China announces plans for space program

  by Steve Chiotakis

  China has unveiled plans for space exploration over the next five years. The country says it'll launch space laboratories, manned spaceships, and an eventual goal of building a space station and putting a man on the moon.

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• Iowa caucuses could be impacted by weather

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  Poor weather on election day can mean fewer voters at the polls, and bigger expenses for the candidates.

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• The economic horizon for 2012

  by Jill Schlesinger

  What can we expect from the housing, jobs, and European markets in the year ahead?

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• Why Verizon’s introduced a new $2 fee

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  The new $2 fee could end up hurting those customers the most who can least afford it.

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• All eyes on China and Europe in 2012

  by Adriene Hill

  In the New Year, financial experts will keep a close watch on both the eurozone and China, and their impact on the global economy.

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