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Marketplace for Friday, April 6, 2012

Apr 6, 2012

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  • Amid the recent controversies surrounding Foxconn in China, Shanghai correspondent Rob Schmitz offers a peek into his recent visit into the factories. President Obama signed the JOBS Act today. The government says it’s a way to promote employment by small businesses, but many say the bill opens the door for potential corruption. Discovery re-brands its Planet Green network as Destination America, another sign that green TV is failing to catch on with viewers and advertisers. And with Passover this weekend, there’s a battle brewing between American and Israeli-made matzo.

  • Yahoo announces its laying off 14 percent of its employees today — the sixth major layoff in four years at the tech company. Burger King is planning on going public again. Commentator Robert Reich discusses whether large banks should be broken up. Despite an economic crisis and high unemployment, Spanish consumers are buying iPhones and iPads like mad. And in our Food for 9 Billion series, a look at Brazil’s Zero Hunger program.

  • Will Apple shares really hit $1,000? New York bureau chief Heidi Moore digs a little deeper. Car companies are roaring back, but something’s not exactly adding up. Waiters and waitresses at a Manhattan banquet hall have been rewarded $8.5 million in a lawsuit over gratuity tips they say they didn’t receive. This week, a hearing in North Carolina will determine if a man deported to Mexico can be reunited with his kids, or if they should stay in foster care. And Freakonomics Radio’s Stephen Dubner discusses the hidden side of burglar alarms.

  • Groupon shares slid following a revision of its fourth quarter results, giving validation to earlier worries about the company. “Pink slime” is being named responsible for some bankruptcy claims and corporate layoffs. Sony’s new CEO Kazuo Hirai has promised to revamp the company by combining “hardware with content,” but will it work? The brand Cuties is using marketing to become synonymous with Mandarin oranges. And with Tax Day is two weeks from tomorrow, we hear about some Tax Day rituals.

  • In the last installment of “Robots Ate My Job,” special correspondent David Brancaccio tells us what we need to do in order to promote jobs through technology and avoid violating Asimov’s First Law of Robotics: robots must never, under any circumstances, harm humans. The Canadian government has decided to get rid of its penny. An oversupply of natural gas has substantially pushed prices down, altering the United States energy landscape. And we hear why the states matter in tonight’s big lottery jackpot drawing.

  • Kai Ryssdal interviews the head of the fair-labor group that issued a critical report today on working conditions at Apple contractors in China. In Marketplace’s weekly interview with Gallup’s editor in chief, Kai talks to Frank Newport about what Americans think about the health care law. President Obama’s proposal to end tax subsidies for oil companies went nowhere, but what if one day it does? Two British students are paying off their debts by selling advertising on their faces. And in the latest installment of Robots Ate My Job, special correspondent David Brancaccio explores what would happen if robots took over speaking and reporting.

  • A group of investors including Magic Johnson bid more than $2 billion for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Highway Bill expires on Saturday and if Congress doesn’t act, construction projects will start to shut down. Commentator Todd Buchholz says the “Boomerang generation” doesn’t take as much risk as it did in the old days — and that’s not good for the economy. And we hear how robots are taking over jobs in the supermarket.  

  • Health reporter Gregory Warner reports on the second day of Supreme Court hearings on the health care law. Why did Justices use the word ‘broccoli’ to describe the individual mandate? The Obama administration proposed the first federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. We hear about the new Facebook app EnemyGraph, which shows what you dislike. And special correspondent David Brancaccio continues his series, Robots Ate My Job.

  • Today the U.S. Supreme Court opened three days or oral arguments over the fate of President Obama’s health care law. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the job market is still weak despite the recent new hires. This year, movie streaming over the Internet is expected to overtake traditional home viewing of films. Behavioral economist Sendhil Mullainathan explains the concept of “reciprocity,” and how businesses are profiting from it. And we kick off our new series, Robots Ate My Job, about what technology is doing to the future of jobs in America.

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Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, our leading business news radio program and podcast is about providing context on the economic news of the day. Through stories, conversations and newsworthy developments, we help listeners understand the economic world around them. Marketplace makes sense of the economy for everyone, no econ degree or finance background required. Marketplace doesn’t just report on the numbers, we take it deeper, adding context to what’s happening in the stock market and how macroeconomic policy can affect you and your business. Monday through Friday, our team speaks with a wide range of industry professionals — from small business owners to Fortune 500 CEOs, Marketplace breaks down complex topics related to business and the economy without industry jargon and over-complicated explanations.

Kai Ryssdal has led the program since 2005 and has hosted the program from China, the Middle East and dozens of cities across the United States. As a leading public media voice, Kai has been a trusted broadcaster for two decades and received an Emmy for investigative journalism on a PBS FRONTLINE documentary about money in politics called “Big Sky, Big Money.” He has appeared often on CNN, CNBC and CBS news. His written work has been featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic.

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