Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday December 9, 2014
First up on today's show, we'll go beyond the current trend in oil and stock prices. Plus, there's evidence the gap between the rich and poor in most of the world's developed countries is the widest in thirty years. The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development said today the wealthiest 10 percent of the population earns nine-and-a-half times the income of the poorest ten percent, compared to only seven times as much in the 1980s. We'll also talk about steps toward renewal in Central Africa. Eastern Congo has borne horrors for decades. Now, the region has cautiously entering a period of peace and reconstruction. For all the reporting that the region's descent into chaos attracted, we thought it was time to pay some attention to how it's getting back on its feet.
First up on today’s show, we’ll go beyond the current trend in oil and stock prices. Plus, there’s evidence the gap between the rich and poor in most of the world’s developed countries is the widest in thirty years. The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development said today the wealthiest 10 percent of the population earns nine-and-a-half times the income of the poorest ten percent, compared to only seven times as much in the 1980s. We’ll also talk about steps toward renewal in Central Africa. Eastern Congo has borne horrors for decades. Now, the region has cautiously entering a period of peace and reconstruction. For all the reporting that the region’s descent into chaos attracted, we thought it was time to pay some attention to how it’s getting back on its feet.
