Marketplace for Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Segments From This Episode

• Eurozone may end up failed currency union

  The 17 nations sharing the euro as a common currency struggle to keep the eurozone together. Historically, currency unions have a poor track record.

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• Was the world late to Somalia’s famine?

  by Scott Tong

  Many experts suggest the global aid community – including the largest donor, the United States – responded too late to the famine in the Horn of Africa.

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• Spider-Man, the musical, sets sales record

  by Heidi Moore

  Once mocked by critics and racked by delays, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has set a record for Broadway ticket sales.

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• Tax deadline for 2012 moved to April 17

  by Tess Vigeland

  

  Procrastinators, rejoice!

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• Martha Stewart TV show to end this summer

  by Sally Herships

  Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and the Hallmark Channel said the lifestyle show will end. It's the latest challenge for Martha Stewart.

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• Yahoo hires a new CEO to fix the troubled company

  by Bob Moon

  Scott Thompson, former president of eBay's PayPal division, is charged with increasing the online company's advertising. His advertising background? None.

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• Richard Cordray to head consumer protection bureau

  by Tess Vigeland

  President Obama bypassed the Senate and appointed Cordray as the head of the CFPB. Yet, legal challenges will likely follow.

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• The future of the Arab Spring in 2012

  by Reza Aslan

  Last year, revolutions led to political changes in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. So what's next for the Middle East in 2012?

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