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Dec 24, 2012

Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, December 24, 2012

Flying may have lost its glamour, but Delta has at least 22,000 applicants for 400 flight attendant openings. President Obama and lawmakers have left Washington for Christmas. But with no deal on the fiscal cliff, it’s a working holiday. And at Oyler School in Cincinnati, Ohio, poverty may be the rule the rest of the year, but donations help make the holidays special.

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Segments From This Episode

Congress contemplates temporary fix to avoid fiscal cliff
by Dan Gorenstein
President Obama and lawmakers have left Washington for Christmas. But with no fiscal cliff deal in sight, Congress may end up with a working holiday.
2012 was a costly year for severe weather
by Scott Tong
Losses from hurricanes, tornadoes, drought and other severe weather events totaled more than any other year besides 2005, the year of Hurricane Katrina.
A merry Oyler Christmas
by Amy Scott
Amy Scott
Poverty is the rule the rest of the year, but donations help make the holidays special.
Delta swamped with flight attendant applicants
by Dan Bobkoff
Delta has at least 22,000 applicants for 400 flight attendant openings. Flying may have lost its glamour, but a job in the skies has other benefits.
Mario Monti open to leading Italy again
The outgoing Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Monti, has said he would would be prepared to head up any new government committed to his economic reforms.
A look ahead at Washington’s 2013 agenda
by David Gura
Fiscal cliff negotiations will likely dominate the conversation in the weeks ahead, but what economic issues will Washington be talking about the rest of 2013?
Egypt downgraded as political tensions continue
by Marketplace Contributor
Vital austerity measures could be harder to push through in Egypt as political unrest continues.
Economic signals mixed as year comes to a close
by Mark Garrison
Fiscal cliff negotiations continue to worry markets, but end of the year holiday sales are bringing some cheer to the economy.
PODCAST: Mystery bill, Egypt credit goes downhill
by Mark Garrison
What’s next for Washington in 2013? An interesting twist, in the murky politics of Italy. Egypt gets downgraded. And the mystery of the one-thousand dollar bill Salvation Army donation continues.