Segments From This Episode

• Should caffeine levels in energy drinks be regulated?

  by David Weinberg

  The FDA already regulates how much caffeine can be added to soft drinks. New reports of five deaths of people who drank Monster energy drinks raises concern in the industry of FDA regulation.

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• A different kind of ‘power’ broker in Chicago

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Voters in the Windy City to decide whether City Hall can negotiate for cheaper electricity rates.

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• Publishers may start writing their own ‘Big Book of Mergers’

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Merger talks between Random House and Penguin could be the first sign of a big shake-up for the publishing industry.

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• China blocks New York Times over Wen Jiabao expose

  by Rob Schmitz

  China is blocking access to the New York Times website this morning because the site is featuring an expose on Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and his family's accumulation of $2.7 billion in wealth.

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• Did somebody say ‘climate change’?

  by Scott Tong

  One issue we haven't heard about too much this election season is climate change. What are the candidates position on the topic and why aren't we hearing about it.

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• Stern to step down, after transforming NBA’s business

  by Mark Garrison

  NBA commissioner David Stern will step down in 2014 after 30 years at the league's helm. In that time, it transformed from an also-ran sport into a $5 billion a year business with a global following.

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• Economists encouraged by third-quarter growth

  by Mark Garrison

  The government is estimating U.S. GDP grew two percent for the past three months. The figure is better than economists had expected — but then again, they weren't expecting much.

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• PODCAST: Meatloaf and new beetles invasion

  by Jeff Horwich

  The riddle of third-quarter GDP: Consumers consuming, but business ain't booming. China's reaction to a New York Times expose on the country's leader. A new beetles invasion — this time, the main casualty is not wilting teenage girls, it's Canadian lumber and cost of building U.S. homes.

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• Tech’s whirlwind week: Apple, Amazon, Microsoft

  by Jeff Horwich

  Tech stocks have had quite a day today and quite a week. Apple, Amazon and Microsoft are all in the spotlight for various reasons.

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• Beetle infestation drives up lumber prices

  by Jeff Horwich

  A new set of beetles is taking North America by storm, and this time the casualty is the lumber industry. What does this mean for home building and other lumber needs in the U.S.?

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