Marketplace for Friday, January 13, 2012

Segments From This Episode

• Letters: Yum! Brands and TV ads

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Going over listeners' responses to past broadcasts. This week: The future of TV advertising, Yum! Brands' worldwide dominance and what a Marketplace job interview is like.

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• The recovery? Just trucking along…

  by Kai Ryssdal

  We talked to trucker Don Holzschuh last August about he felt about the way things were going economically. Now, a check-in.

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• Weekly Wrap: Europe downgrade, JPMorgan

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Reviewing the week’s headlines on Wall Street and beyond. This week: The Europe downgrade, JPMorgan's earnings and are we really in a recovery?

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• Delta and American Airlines could merge

  by Bob Moon

  A possible merger of Delta and American could bring higher ticket prices, a tough fight for competitors and more convenience for business travelers.

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• Your television viewing choices

  by Rob Long

  One word to describe the future of television: more. More everything. And that' s going to change the lives of those in the business of TV.

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• In noise-averse Paris, ‘silent discos’ spread

  by John Laurenson

  Many young Parisians want to listen to loud music, but don’t want to annoy their neighbors — so they’re using headphones at their parties.

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• NCAA stipend proposal raises amateur athletics questions

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Boise State University President Bob Kustra discusses why he's against a proposal that would offer $2,000 stipends to student athletes, and why it's time to take a closer look at Division I football and men's basketball.

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• Anti-Romney video called ‘highly misleading’

  by Kai Ryssdal

  The Washington Post looks at the facts presented in a video made by a super PAC supporting Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich.

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