Dec 28, 2010

Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, December 28, 2010

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Calculating the value of college football coaches

by Marketplace Staff

Dec 28, 2010

Coach Nick Saban of the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide football team makes $5 million a year -- a salary which is hard to justify from a public university. But if coaches and football teams bring revenue to universities, are the benefits of a football team and expensive coaching staff worth the cost?

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UPDATE: Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index reports confidence fell in December

by Mitchell Hartman

Dec 28, 2010

It was a good holiday season for retailers and everyone was saying that the U.S. consumer was back. So you can understand everyone's surprise when the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index reported confidence fell in December. Mitchell Hartman explains.

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Obama administration gives incentives for states who simplify medicaid enrollment for children

by Gregory Warner

Dec 28, 2010

Alabama got a $55 million bonus from the Obama administration this week for making it easier to sign up kids for insurance under Medicaid. Gregory Warner has more.

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Estonia looks to fill rare earth market

by Marketplace Staff

Dec 28, 2010

As China cuts back its rare earth exports, Estonia is stepping in to pick up the slack. Christopher Werth explains.

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New plan for transparency in banker bonuses

by Stephen Beard

Dec 28, 2010

There's a new plan in the news that would force banks to reveal how big banker bonuses are, and why. Stephen Beard reports.

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Charities see an increase in online giving

by Jennifer Collins

Dec 28, 2010

The two biggest days of the year for charitable donations are the last two days of the year. But in 2010, estimates are charity donations will be down ten percent. But this drop isn't in online giving.