Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, March 19, 2015
Mar 19, 2015

Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, March 19, 2015

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Airing on Thursday, March 19, 2015: Media entrepreneur and former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg is teaming up with fellow billionaire Bill Gates to help low and middle-income countries fight legal challenges from tobacco companies. We'll have more on that. Plus, the National Urban League 'State of Black America' report is out Thursday. We look at how Blacks and Hispanics fare with education and the economy — this year for the first time, the report includes a state level education index. We'll also talk about Apple’s first day of trading on the Dow with Washington Post columnist Alan Sloan.

 

 

 

Segments From this episode

Why AT&T doesn't care it left the Dow

Mar 19, 2015
It turns out the Dow isn't what it used to be.

Gas prices opening up car choices

Mar 19, 2015
With gas prices low, auto buyers have a choice: fuel-efficient or gas-thirsty?
A gas pump displays prices at a Shell service station.
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Gates and Bloomberg team up against smoking

Mar 19, 2015
Helping low and middle-income countries fight challenges from tobacco companies.

PODCAST: AT&T out, Apple in

Mar 19, 2015
Decoding the statement from the fed, the new Dow debuts, and cars in the age of cheap gas.

Addressing inequality for black and Hispanic students

Mar 19, 2015
A report from The National Urban League paints a grim picture on education.
The SATs didn't go so well last year.
THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images

Airing on Thursday, March 19, 2015: Media entrepreneur and former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg is teaming up with fellow billionaire Bill Gates to help low and middle-income countries fight legal challenges from tobacco companies. We’ll have more on that. Plus, the National Urban League ‘State of Black America’ report is out Thursday. We look at how Blacks and Hispanics fare with education and the economy — this year for the first time, the report includes a state level education index. We’ll also talk about Apple’s first day of trading on the Dow with Washington Post columnist Alan Sloan.