Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, July 22, 2013

Segments From This Episode

• Economic stimulus in Japan gets a political boost

  by Rupert Wingfield-Hayes

  The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will now control both houses of parliament. What does the new majority mean for Abe's economic plans?

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• Welfare caseworkers head to the factory

  by Dustin Dwyer

  A factory in Michigan actually pays the state government to bring a public caseworker to the company to help its low-income workers.

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• IRS beats the sequester! Lucky you

  by Sarah McCammon

  The IRS is canceling its Monday furlough day because it has managed to cut costs enough to avoid it.

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• Quiz: How does China compare?

  by Stephan Richter

  When it comes to per capita income level, which country is most like China?

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• McDonald’s earnings: So goes the cheeseburger, so goes the economy?

  by Julia Coronado

  McDonald's has released its latest business results, and the numbers are a few Happy Meals short of expectations.

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• PODCAST: Obama’s economic hyperdrive

  by David Brancaccio

  Obama's economic offensive. What is the Hyperloop? And, when it comes to per capita income level, which country is most like China?

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• Obama to kick off White House economic offensive

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  Starting Wednesday, President Obama will make a series of speeches on the economy. He's trying to set the stage for this fall.

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