Jan 17, 2012

Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, January 17, 2012

China's GDP growth has slowed, but was still at 8.9 percent for the last quarter of 2011. The upcoming primary in South Carolina will focus more on economic issues than earlier contests this year. Newly appointed CFPB Director Richard Cordray explains his plans for the agency. We take a look at how companies spin news stores for their own advantage, and stock brokers in Hong Kong are fighting for their right to a long lunch break.

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Mid-day Extra: Cupcakegate and TSA proof products

by Adriene Hill and Jeremy Hobson

Jan 17, 2012

A company in Rhode Island has come out with a TSA-safe cupcake in response to the incident last month where a cupcake was confiscated in an airport for its gel-like frosting.

Airbus outpaces rival Boeing on 2011 plane orders

by Christopher Werth

Jan 17, 2012

Airbus checked off orders for over 1,400 new planes in 2011, while Boeing only tallied up order for around 800 new planes last year.

Big bank earnings signal fourth quarter troubles

by Heidi Moore

Jan 17, 2012

Wells Fargo and Citigroup reported earnings today, and both were doing well until October, when Europe's debt crisis started to take its toll.

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PODCAST: Managing for value

by Mary Dooe

Jan 17, 2012

A sign is posted in front of a Wells Fargo Bank branch on July 19, 2011 in Oakland, Calif. Wells Fargo and Citibank both posted their quarterly earnings today.

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Raising the debt ceiling could be easier this time

by John Dimsdale

Jan 17, 2012

The U.S. Treasury is once again set to reach its borrowing limit. But this time around, it might not spark quite the same debates in Washington as last time around.

With growth, China population becomes more urban

by Adriene Hill

Jan 17, 2012

China's economy grew 8.9 percent last quarter, in part thanks to the movement of millions of people from the countryside for better paying jobs in cities. For the first time, the number of urban dwellers there has officially topped the rural population.

Richard Cordray and the CFPB set to work

by Adriene Hill

Jan 17, 2012

Newly appointed head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, speaks about the priorities on the table for the organization.

Hong Kong stock exchange fights to keep long lunch break

by Andrew Wood

Jan 17, 2012

One of the world's biggest stock exchanges, Hong Kong, is also one of the few in the world that stops trading for an hour and a half long lunch break.

SAG, AFTRA unions could soon join forces

by Amy Scott

Jan 17, 2012

A deal has been considered for years, but now it looks as though the two major industry unions may combine into one powerful force.

Hollywood unions on the verge of a merger

by Amy Scott

Jan 17, 2012

The proposed merger would combine the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or AFTRA.

China's high GDP growth hard to compare to U.S.

by Rob Schmitz

Jan 17, 2012

China said today that its economy grew 9.2 percent last year, while our economy was growing at rate of less than 2 percent for most of last year.

Unemployment will be big issue in S.C. primary

by Julie Rose

Jan 17, 2012

The two Republican primaries so far this year have been in states with relatively healthy economies. That isn't the case in South Carolina, where presidential hopefuls hit the ballot next.

The best corporate spin of the year

by Jeremy Hobson

Jan 17, 2012

It seems that corporations always revert to a special kind of jargon when it comes to bad news.

China’s GDP growth has slowed, but was still at 8.9 percent for the last quarter of 2011. The upcoming primary in South Carolina will focus more on economic issues than earlier contests this year. Newly appointed CFPB Director Richard Cordray explains his plans for the agency. We take a look at how companies spin news stores for their own advantage, and stock brokers in Hong Kong are fighting for their right to a long lunch break.

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