Mar 4, 2016

Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, March 4, 2016

On today's show, we'll talk about grinding coffee like a pro. Getty Images

Airing on Friday, March 4, 2016: On today's show, we'll talk about the so-called "skills gap"; the latest battleground in the fight over health care consolidation; and why a certain kind of coffee grinder is the choice of the pros.

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Pro Tool: Tools of the Professional

When coffee is all in the grind

by David Brancaccio

Mar 4, 2016

A barista talks about his coffee grinder.

Harbinger Coffee shop in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Courtesy of Jonathan Jarrow/Harbinger Coffee

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NASA hoping hybrid tech will take to the skies

by Brian Bull

Mar 4, 2016

The technology could cut fuel consumption in passenger jets by 12 percent.

NASA engineers are designing hybrid jet technology.

Courtesy: NASA Glenn Research Center

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Employers complain of "skills gap" in tighter job market

by Mitchell Hartman

Mar 4, 2016

The economy added 242,000 jobs in February—significantly more than economists expected.

"Reaganomics" with Chinese characteristics

by Rob Schmitz

Mar 4, 2016

"Supply-side reform" is the buzzword as China convenes its legislature.

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West Virginia hospital deal in national spotlight

by Dan Gorenstein

Mar 4, 2016

State lawmakers are trying to preempt a federal challenge to a merger.

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Mid-day Update

A nation of part-timers

by David Brancaccio

Mar 4, 2016

Job reports, Reaganomics, and fuel-efficient airplanes.

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Airing on Friday, March 4, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about the so-called “skills gap”; the latest battleground in the fight over health care consolidation; and why a certain kind of coffee grinder is the choice of the pros.