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Sep 6, 2012

Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, September 6, 2012

Despite — or maybe because of — recent mass shootings in the U.S., gun manufacturers are reporting peak profits. Oxfam warns that food prices will soar due to climate change. McDonald’s is opening two all-vegetarian restaurants in India. David Gura reports on a father and son in North Carolina who have differing views on the upcoming election. And Gallup asked American workers how satisfied they were with 13 aspects of their jobs.

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Gun sales up in the wake of mass shootings
by Marketplace Contributor
Smith & Wesson's quarterly earnings to look sharp.
Where food prices are heading
by Adriene Hill
Global food prices are expected to rise in the long term as population grows, but a new study warns that severe weather events like this year's drought in the U.S. could spike prices higher suddenly.
Father, son differ on impact of election
by David Gura
Two decades after he moved to North Carolina's Research Triangle from Russia, Dmitiri Moundous started a new business called Alera Labs, and his son Gene, is among his first employees. One intends to vote. The other…
Fashion Week and a ruling on red shoes
by Mitchell Hartman
French designer Christian Louboutin wins trademark protection on red-soled women's shoes.
McDonald’s opens all-vegetarian restaurants in India
by Marketplace Contributor
The fast food giant makes a bold move in a country where about 50 percent of the people are vegetarian.
Can ‘Super Mario’ Draghi save the eurozone?
Investors in Europe are calling today "Super Thursday": the day when the head of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi rides to the rescue and saves the euro. Draghi is set to unveil his much-heralded plan to end the eurozone debt crisis.
Most Americans feel satisfied with their jobs
by Marketplace Contributor
Gallup's latest polls reveal only 1 in 10 Americans say that they are dissatisfied with their jobs. It's a major jump from the results from two decades ago.
Planned layoffs drop to lowest level in two years
by Jeremy Hobson
According to job placement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas, the number of planned layoffs at U.S. companies dropped 37 percent from a year ago.
ECB’s Mario Draghi unveils bond-buying plan
Target countries will have to agree to more austerity and economic reforms.
Draghi’s bond-buying plan continues push for reform
by Jeremy Hobson
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi announced a plan today to buy bonds and relieve market pressure on troubled eurozone countries. But will it work?
PODCAST: The ECB’s bond-buying plan, McDonald’s goes all-veggie
by Chau Tu
Despite — or maybe because of — recent mass shootings in the U.S., gun manufacturers are reporting peak profits. The European Central Bank announces a bond-buying plan. McDonald's is opening two all-vegetarian restaurants in India. David Gura reports on a father and son in North Carolina who have differing views on the upcoming election. And Gallup asked American workers how satisfied they were with 13 aspects of their jobs.
ECB bond-buying plan will only bide time
by Marketplace Contributor
The European Central Bank's plan to buy bonds is reminiscent of the Fed's quantitative easing.