Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday September 4, 2014
First up, the European Central Bank has a key decision on the way that could shape financial markets today. And 14.3 percent of American households were "food insecure" at some point last year — not enough food for an active, healthy life. That's a slight improvement from 2012, but notably higher than prerecession levels. One big reason: Food prices are rising faster than inflation. Plus, the U.S. Supreme Court holds that corporations have free-speech rights. That means companies are free to give money to political campaigns. But what do people who work in one of the richest of industries think about that?
First up, the European Central Bank has a key decision on the way that could shape financial markets today. And 14.3 percent of American households were “food insecure” at some point last year — not enough food for an active, healthy life. That’s a slight improvement from 2012, but notably higher than prerecession levels. One big reason: Food prices are rising faster than inflation. Plus, the U.S. Supreme Court holds that corporations have free-speech rights. That means companies are free to give money to political campaigns. But what do people who work in one of the richest of industries think about that?
