Apr 14, 2006

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Job Files: Coffee broker

by Marketplace Staff

Apr 14, 2006

If you're going to be a coffee broker, you have to have a passion for what you're doing.

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The Holy Land in a bottle

by Hilary Krieger

Apr 14, 2006

The faithful who can't make it to the Holy Land themselves can show their devotion at home with a new line of products that brings the Holy Land to them. Hilary Krieger reports.

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Plastic China

by Jocelyn Ford

Apr 14, 2006

Credit cards are gaining popularity in China, and so is credit card fraud. In response, regulators are calling on banks to clamp down on customers they issue the cards to. Jocelyn Ford reports.

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First Massachusetts, now Texas?

by Marketplace Staff

Apr 14, 2006

The Lone Star State is home to the nation's largest percentage of full-time workers without health insurance. As part of efforts to change that, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has proposed offering businesses an incentive to provide employees with health coverage. Ben Philpott has more.