Apr 29, 2013

Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, April 29, 2013

Just as France's government is aiming to grow its economy with tax cuts, Greece is looking trim its debts with public sector layoffs. We get to know a company that many may have never heard of, but almost certainly interact with on a daily basis -- AppNexus. And Italy grapples with a shortage of pizza-makers.

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Meet AppNexus: The online ad platform you already use everyday

by Jeremy Hobson

Apr 29, 2013

While most people haven’t heard of AppNexus, many Internet users almost certainly interact with the company on a daily basis.

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European Debt Crisis

Greece keeps cutting while France looks for growth

by Marketplace Contributor

Apr 29, 2013

Two European countries have come out with very different ways to tackle their economic problems.

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6 degrees of sequestration

Sequester funding cuts have researchers worried

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Apr 29, 2013

As government spending on medical research drops, some would-be scientists are having second thoughts.

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Natural gas prices skyrockets, will wells and fracking follow?

by David Weinberg

Apr 29, 2013

Natural gas prices are at a two-year high. Does this mean even more natural gas in our lives?

Soap operas get a new lease on life online

by Shannon Mullen

Apr 29, 2013

'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' are going online only starting Monday -- as the first offerings of 'The Online Network', an ad-supported outlet for first-run entertainment delivered online.

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Pop-up trucks charge New York City kids to store cellphones during school

by Kate Casey

Apr 29, 2013

Ever since New York City banned electronic devices in public schools, a cottage industry has emerged: Charging kids a dollar a day to hold their phones during class.

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EU looks to protect bees from pesticides

by Nigel Cassidy

Apr 29, 2013

The vote, which will restrict the use of certain types of pesticides for two years unless decisive new information becomes available, is an effort to protect the dwindling honeybee population.

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Chat apps overtake traditional SMS texting

by David Gura

Apr 29, 2013

Chat apps -- like WhatsApp and Apple’s iMessage -- are now more popular than SMS, a service that has been around for decades.

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Signs of weakness in how much we make and how much we spend

by Julia Coronado

Apr 29, 2013

U.S. personal income and consumer spending increased by 0.2 percent in March. Julia Coronado, chief economist with the investment bank BNP Paribas, discusses the numbers and what they mean for the economy.

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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Bees get the vote

by Jeremy Hobson

Apr 29, 2013

Long running TV soap operas find new life online. EU leaders vote to protect bees. And the quiet impacts of the sequester.

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Just as France’s government is aiming to grow its economy with tax cuts, Greece is looking trim its debts with public sector layoffs. We get to know a company that many may have never heard of, but almost certainly interact with on a daily basis — AppNexus. And Italy grapples with a shortage of pizza-makers.