Feb 13, 2007

Marketplace AM for February 13, 2007

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Charging up the immigration debate

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

Feb 13, 2007

Bank of America is reportedly marketing credit cards to customers without Social Security numbers. The company launched the new program in 51 Los Angeles branches last week and hopes to take it national later this year.

Poor people gotta eat too

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 13, 2007

Commentator Angela Glover Blackwell says grocers would be wise to invest in inner cities, where healthy food choices are limited and dense populations offer more profit per square foot.

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Yo yo, tax man

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 13, 2007

Who says there's no market for taxertainment? The company that makes TurboTax software is using rapper Vanilla Ice as a spokesman to scratch up some business.

Alcoa's new suitors

by Stephen Beard

Feb 13, 2007

Metal prices are hot right now and that's got two wealthy mining companies fighting over the affections of the struggling aluminum giant. They're reportedly serenading Alcoa with buyout offers to the tune of $40 billion.

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Paid sick days for all

by Sarah Gardner

Feb 13, 2007

Democrats want to guarantee all Americans seven days of paid sick leave a year, but passing the legislation won't be a slam dunk: Some Republicans and the business lobby are resistant.

Two checked bags? That'll be $500

by Stephen Beard

Feb 13, 2007

British Airways is coming under fire for a new policy which requires travelers to pay as much as $500 for a second piece of checked luggage. But there are many exceptions to the new rule.

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Market correction ahead

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

Feb 13, 2007

All good things must come to an end: Some analysts say Wall Street's long-lived upswing is due for a correction any day now. And it'll probably happen when we least expect it.

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Car parts stuck on trains?

by Steve McNally

Feb 13, 2007

Canadian National Railway workers are striking over wages and if that dispute drags on, it could stop assembly lines at U.S. auto plants in their tracks.

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North Korea agrees to de-nuke

by Scott Tong

Feb 13, 2007

Just four months after it tested a nuclear bomb, North Korea has agreed to shut down its main nuclear reactor and eventually dismantle its atomic weapons program. Seems economic sanctions may have done the trick.

Faux diamonds sparking a gem war

by Curt Nickisch

Feb 13, 2007

This Valentine's Day, some consumers are opting for high-quality diamonds produced in a lab. They're cheaper and guilt-free — and the mined diamond industry isn't happy about it.

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