Jan 8, 2015

Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday January 8, 2015

Airing on Thursday January 8, 2015: Markets across Europe are up on Thursday morning. More on what's causing the upswing. Plus, the U.S. Olympic Committee will soon decide which American city will move forward with a bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games. The finalists are Boston, Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco. We'll also look ahead to the jobs report for December, as well as what to expect from 2015. Is this finally a 'normal' job market again?

Segments From this episode

Health care cost increases slow, but so have wages

by Dan Gorenstein

Jan 8, 2015

A bigger share of Americans' household budgets goes to health care costs.

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Examining the return on big-ticket civic investments

by Tim Fitzsimons

Jan 8, 2015

As four U.S. cities vie to host the 2024 Summer Games, we analyze what civic events make money.

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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Opening borders to doctors

by David Gura

Jan 8, 2015

The winners and losers of oil prices, health insurance premiums, and opening borders to foreign doctors.

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Airing on Thursday January 8, 2015: Markets across Europe are up on Thursday morning. More on what’s causing the upswing. Plus, the U.S. Olympic Committee will soon decide which American city will move forward with a bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games. The finalists are Boston, Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco. We’ll also look ahead to the jobs report for December, as well as what to expect from 2015. Is this finally a ‘normal’ job market again?