Melissa Kaplan
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MID-DAY UPDATE: At least someone has money
Jul 15, 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...
Playlist: Risky Business
Jul 15, 2010
Posted by Melissa Kaplan
For Marketplace Morning Report, Thursday, July 15
Between the FDA's passive nod to controversial diabetes drug Avandia...
Chicago harbors high-stakes debate over a bar
Jul 15, 2010
An ad campaign in Chicago's Hancock tower has prompted a deep semantic exploration of the facility's eateries. A slogan for the cafe in the...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Retail Spending -- Just You Wait
Jul 14, 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...
Illinois turns problematic Asian carp into delicacy
Jul 14, 2010
Illinois has been in a long battle with an ever-expanding population of Asian carp reeking havoc on the Great Lakes' ecosystem. Those dealing with...
MID-DAY UPDATE: BP -- Make it stop!
Jul 13, 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...
Playlist: Posing and Postulating
Jul 13, 2010
Posted by Melissa Kaplan
For Marketplace Morning Report, Tuesday, July 13
Did the banks contort reality when they issued those mortgage-backed ...
Hemingway's son starts author-inspired line of loafers
Jul 13, 2010
Now you can walk a mile in a notable man's shoes -- at least, shoes he would probably have liked. The 82-year-old son of legendary author Ernest...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Alcoa earnings and New FICO lows
Jul 12, 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...
Vermont officials battle colossal wooden dinosaur
Jul 12, 2010
It started as an idea to turn a pile of wooden planks into a place for the community. And in many ways, Vermont man Brian Boland succeeded: What...