Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Segments From This Episode

• Protests flare in Brazil over dissatisfaction with government services

  by Bruno Garcez

  Up until last year, Brazil's economy was surging. But growth has slowed, just as the government is preparing to host soccer’s World Cup next year.

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• Chinese carbon pollution: Buy or sell?

  by Rob Schmitz

  China launches a new pilot carbon market in the southern city of Shenzhen. Carbon cap and trade schemes have had a hard time getting off the ground in other countries. Can China make it succeed?

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• Quiz: How much gold is there?

  by Stephan Richter

  What could you fill with all the world's gold?

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• Are teacher prep programs worth the money?

  by Sally Herships

  We’re doing a terrible job of training teachers — and that training is expensive.

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• Will the Fed keep feeding investors?

  by David Gura

  The Federal Reserve kicks off a two-day meeting today. The big question: Is the Fed going to scale back its bond-buying program?

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• Can co-ops remake America’s economy from the ground up?

  by David Brancaccio

  In a country where wages adjusted for inflation have been stuck in place for almost a decade, some scholars think the economy needs a more complete renovation.

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• PODCAST: Fed play-by-play

  by David Brancaccio

  Following the Fed play-by-play. Can co-ops remake America's economy from the ground up?

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