Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, May 11, 2015
Airing on Monday, May 11, 2015: More on Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. And speaking of Russia, that country and China are putting $2 billion into an agriculture investment fund, but given the scale of agriculture in both economies, it looks more diplomatic farming is the purpose more than food farming. Plus, you may get annoyed when you are stuck behind one of them on the highway, but commercial trucks are are the backbone of this country's economy. 70 percent of all domestic goods are delivered by truck. The number of trucks on the road is going up every year, but so is the number of trucking-caused accidents.
Airing on Monday, May 11, 2015: More on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. And speaking of Russia, that country and China are putting $2 billion into an agriculture investment fund, but given the scale of agriculture in both economies, it looks more diplomatic farming is the purpose more than food farming. Plus, you may get annoyed when you are stuck behind one of them on the highway, but commercial trucks are are the backbone of this country’s economy. 70 percent of all domestic goods are delivered by truck. The number of trucks on the road is going up every year, but so is the number of trucking-caused accidents.
