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Marketplace PM for January 23, 2007
Jan 23, 2007

Marketplace PM for January 23, 2007

Stories You Might Like Airlines (and omicron) bring an unwanted holiday offering: Flight cancellations U.K. budget watchdog meets with PM The economics of kidnapping The costs of living in an oil-based economy It’s time to talk tech as India PM Modi heads to Washington Fleece power vests are big business

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Paying for better eyes in the skies

Jan 23, 2007
The number of flights in the United States is expected to triple in the next 20 years. That's lit a fire under a long-planned, multibillion-dollar overhaul of the air-traffic-control system. Kim Green reports.

Illinois takes a chance on selling its lottery

Jan 23, 2007
Illinois is trying to sell its lottery to private investors. Critics say the state is gambling with its future. Amy Scott reports.

Waste, corruption dry up New Delhi's water

Jan 23, 2007
Old pipes and lousy management have left more than a billion people in the world without water. In New Delhi, 25% of households don't have any water piped in. Miranda Kennedy reports on what it takes to get a drink.

Down with energy subsidies

Jan 23, 2007
The president's push for ethanol as an alternative fuel means one thing — subsidies. Economist Susan Lee says bureaucrats and politicians don't usually do well with those.

Economic turning point: Productivity's down

Jan 23, 2007
The Conference Board came out with a report today saying U.S. productivity growth is slipping. Kai Ryssdal talks with the Board's Ken Goldstein about what that might mean for inflation and interest rates.

Pension funds are filling up

Jan 23, 2007
Analysis shows that the nation's 100 largest companies have set aside more than enough money to take care of their pension obligations. That's a big change from just a few years ago. John Dimsdale reports.

Is there enough corn to go around?

Jan 23, 2007
President Bush wants us to use a lot more ethanol. The corn-based fuel substitute is a rising political star on Capitol Hill. But ethanol's future may not be in corn. Sam Eaton reports.