Support the fact-based journalism you rely on with a donation to Marketplace today. Give Now!
News In Brief

MID-DAY UPDATE: A reason to check the mailbox again

Bill Radke Jul 20, 2010

*The Mid-Day Update is a five-day-a-week podcast from the Marketplace Morning Report co-hosted by Bill Radke and Steve Chiotakis that wraps up the morning news in a fun little package. Listen here every day at 10 a.m. PT or download it to your iPod by subscribing to the Morning Report Podcast:

Millions of Americans: welcome back to unemployment checks today. The new Democratic vote — I mean Democratic Senator — from West Virginia arrives.

The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission says her regulatory agency has stepped up its enforcement. And not a moment too soon!

Goldman Sachs’ quarterly profit fell 82%, down to a lot.

Amazon says iPad is NOT killing Kindle.

BP’s cap is leaking some oil & gas, but only a little bit.

There’s a lot happening in the world.  Through it all, Marketplace is here for you. 

You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible. 

Your donation today powers the independent journalism that you rely on. For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to you.