Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, August 13, 2013
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visits Brazil today -- and he's got his diplomatic work cut out for him. Brazil is one of the U.S.'s biggest trading partners, and the government there is deeply unhappy over revelations about the NSA's spying program as disclosed by Edward Snowden. Also, we look at a border spat in Europe between Britain and Spain over the British colony of Gibraltar. And, remember Beanie Babies, the plush toy that inspired legions of obsessed fans in the 1990s? Marketplace Morning Report tells the true story of one family who squandered $100,000 snapping up Beanie Babies with the hope the pellet-stuffed critters would one day make them rich.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visits Brazil today — and he’s got his diplomatic work cut out for him. Brazil is one of the U.S.’s biggest trading partners, and the government there is deeply unhappy over revelations about the NSA’s spying program as disclosed by Edward Snowden. Also, we look at a border spat in Europe between Britain and Spain over the British colony of Gibraltar. And, remember Beanie Babies, the plush toy that inspired legions of obsessed fans in the 1990s? Marketplace Morning Report tells the true story of one family who squandered $100,000 snapping up Beanie Babies with the hope the pellet-stuffed critters would one day make them rich.
