Nov 27, 2013

Marketplace Morning Report for Wednesday, November 27, 2013

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives today cut a deal with the center-left in Germany to form a coalition government that is pledging some serious new spending. From the Carolinas to Maine, it's just filthy out there this morning. The bad weather is settled over some key East Coast airports on this busiest travel day. If your mother is really counting on you showing up for the meal, there are ways to work around the weather without bankrupting yourself. And, in the U.S. smart phone market, the Windows Phone seems firmly stuck in third place, far behind the likes of Android and Apple. But it's a different story in Latin America. New data show, for the second straight quarter, sales of phone with the Microsoft system surpassed Apple's iPhone and trailed only Android.

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Bad weather, cancelled flights: You're not getting home for Thanksgiving that easily

by Dan Gorenstein

Nov 27, 2013

The best laid travel plans can fall through when the system comes under the kind of pressure common at Thanksgiving.

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Should I skip my monthly payment?

by Shannon Mullen

Nov 27, 2013

This time of year, some lenders send out offers to let you "skip a payment."

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BBC World Service

Germany to get a new coalition government for Weihnachten

by Steve Evans

Nov 27, 2013

The lynchpin of the European economy is now on track for a new government by Christmas.

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Swiss company to pay $253 million to settle corruption charges

by Adriene Hill

Nov 27, 2013

The U.S. government has announced a $253 million fine against Weatherford, a Swiss oil and gas services company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Windows Phone is número uno in Latin America

by David Brancaccio

Nov 27, 2013

Windows Phone lags far being Android and iPhone in the U.S. But in the Latin American market, Windows Phone is number one.

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What happened to the culture of saving?

by Carmen Wong Ulrich

Nov 27, 2013

When 40 percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, you have to wonder why saving money is so difficult. Marketplace Money’s Carmen Wong Ulrich points to declining wages, but she also says the culture of saving was lost.

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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Why is it so hard to save?

by David Brancaccio

Nov 27, 2013

The U.S. government has announced a $253 million fine against Weatherford. This time of year, some lenders send out offers to let you "skip a payment." And, when 40 percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, you have to wonder why saving money is so difficult.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives today cut a deal with the center-left in Germany to form a coalition government that is pledging some serious new spending. From the Carolinas to Maine, it’s just filthy out there this morning. The bad weather is settled over some key East Coast airports on this busiest travel day. If your mother is really counting on you showing up for the meal, there are ways to work around the weather without bankrupting yourself. And, in the U.S. smart phone market, the Windows Phone seems firmly stuck in third place, far behind the likes of Android and Apple. But it’s a different story in Latin America. New data show, for the second straight quarter, sales of phone with the Microsoft system surpassed Apple’s iPhone and trailed only Android.