Segments From This Episode

• Number of ‘disconnected youth’ on the rise

  by David Gura

  Millions of young people are out of school and have no jobs.

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• OMG! Text messaging turns 20 years old

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  From a simple Christmas greeting in 1992, texting has become a cultural and financial phenomenon. But has this communication form peaked?

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• Online world anxious over new U.N. regulations

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Heavy hitters in the online world worry that U.N. regulation could stifle the Internet's future.

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• Tobacco packaging laws could hurt Australian retailers

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Over the weekend, the world’s most restrictive packaging law for cigarettes went into effect in Australia. All tobacco products in the country must now be sold in the same generic package, covered with images of diseases caused by smoking.

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• Delta flirts with buying a stake in Virgin Atlantic

  America’s biggest airline, Delta, is reported to be bidding for a big stake in Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic. The deal could lead to Branson giving up control of the carrier he founded.

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• Companies release dividends ahead of fiscal cliff

  by Mark Garrison

  Fiscal cliff tax questions are why many companies are shoveling money out the door before year's end in the form of special dividends to shareholders.

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• California port strikes not affecting retailers… yet

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Today, huge container ships are anchored off-shore from southern California today, waiting to get into the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. It's the seventh day of a strike that has crippled the busiest port complex in the country.

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• Airlines looking to charge the right amount of fees

  by Jeff Horwich

  Seems like profits never come easily in the airline industry. And there are evidently always new ideas for how to pull in a few more bucks from flyers.

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• PODCAST: Shake ups in air travel, Happy Birthday Texting

  by Jeff Horwich

  Today, a look at the next wave of fees airlines have up their sleeves. Plus, HBD — that's "happy birthday" — to text messaging, turning 20 today.

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