Aug 28, 2008

Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, August 28, 2008

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Fuel costs motivate shipping changes

by Janet Babin

Aug 28, 2008

High fuel costs have companies reconsidering their shipping methods. One strategy is to get goods made closer to home and use trains for your cargo instead of planes. Janet Babin looks into what else companies are doing.

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Are you hot enough for Abercrombie?

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

Aug 28, 2008

Abercrombie and Fitch employees say they're being discriminated against for not being attractive enough. Ashley Milne-Tyte explores the chain's "hierarchy of hotness" and why not everyone can work the floor.

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Prizes to avoid on a game show

by Jeff Tyler

Aug 28, 2008

The odds of walking away with a prize on a game show are much better than winning the lottery. But Jeff Tyler reports why you may want to avoid that Hawaiian vacation and shoot for the cash.

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Alcohol as an economic indicator

by Stephen Beard

Aug 28, 2008

Diageo, the world's largest liquor maker, reports full-earning results this morning. Stephen Beard checks to see if alcohol sales are up in these economic hard times.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

U.S. Chamber lists economic priorities

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 28, 2008

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today issued its top economic priorities, and the list includes more than housing, credit and energy costs. From Washington, Danielle Carson reports.

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Big market for firewood -- pizza joints

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 28, 2008

Firewood brings up images of roaring fireplaces and getting all cozy around them. But firewood distributers in New York are going a steady business in another way. Mark Foggin reports.

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Tactics eased in federal investigations

by Janet Babin

Aug 28, 2008

The government is expected to announce it will no longer penalize companies it is investigating for using attorney-client privilege or paying an employee's legal fees. Janet Babin reports.