Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, May 2, 2016

Segments From This Episode

• China’s new weapon against water pollution: its people

  by Rob Schmitz

  

  China's government has asked citizens to help clean up the country's waterways.

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• Irish pharma firm offers overdose drugs to schools

  by Amy Scott

  

  The overdose drug Narcan keeps people alive until emergency services arrive.

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• What Marketplace should be reporting on, according to a 17-year-old

  by David Brancaccio

  

  A high schooler from California gives us some pointers on what we should air.

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• A failed $35 billion marriage

  by David Brancaccio

  The derailed Halliburton-Baker Hughes merger, a weapon against opioid overdose, and reporting tips from a Marketplace fan who's still just in high school.

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• Regulator pressure kills Halliburton-Baker Hughes merger

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  The oil industry slowdown also helped derail the merger.

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