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Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, March 29, 2012
Mar 29, 2012

Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, March 29, 2012

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Arguments for and against the legality of the Affordable Care Act wrapped up yesterday in the Supreme Court, and today, in our weekly Attitude Check, we look at how the average American feels about the law. The value of Mega Millions drawing has soared to a half-billion dollars. Lottery officials report strong sales in the 40-plus states that take part in the drawing, but if you go into a pool with co-workers, you might want to take a few precautions.

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BBC World Service

Strikes in Spain over government budget cuts

by Marketplace Staff
Mar 29, 2012
Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the European Union and the government is hoping changes to labor laws will kick-start the economy.
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Mid-day Update

Digital music sales surpass CD and vinyl

by Jeremy Hobson and Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 29, 2012
Official music industry sales numbers for the year of 2011 are out this week, and for the first time, digital sales are taking up the majority of the market.
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U.S. economy grows 3% in fourth quarter

by Diane Swonk
Mar 29, 2012
The U.S. government has confirmed that the economy grew 3 percent last quarter, and that could mean that the U.S. economy and the European economy are going to diverge this year as the U.S. grows and Europe shrinks.
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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Best Buy closes stores, Prada profits jump

by Mary Dooe
Mar 29, 2012
Arguments for and against the legality of the Affordable Care Act wrapped up yesterday in the Supreme Court, and today, in our weekly Attitude Check, we look at how the average American feels about the law. The value of Mega Millions drawing has soared to a half-billion dollars. Lottery officials report strong sales in the 40-plus states that take part in the drawing, but if you go into a pool with co-workers, you might want to take a few precautions.
Shoppers wait in line at a Best Buy store on November 24, 2011 San Diego, Calif. The company has announced that it is closing 50 big box stores after losing almost $2 billion over the last few months.
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Gas prices' latest victim: Refineries

by Sarah Gardner
Mar 29, 2012
Squeezed by high oil costs and shrinking demand, major changes are coming in the oil refinery biz.
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Record jackpot could bring lottery lawsuits

by Bob Moon
Mar 29, 2012
The Mega Millions lottery has soared to a half-billion dollars, which means coworkers are pooling their money, which can lead to disputes.
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Attitude Check

How Americans feel about health care reform

by Frank Newport
Mar 29, 2012
Arguments for and against the legality of the Affordable Care Act wrapped up yesterday in the Supreme Court, and today, in our weekly Attitude Check, we look at how the average American feels about the law.
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BBC World Service

BRICS leaders meet to discuss economic stability

by Marketplace Staff
Mar 29, 2012
Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are meeting today in New Delhi to work on an economic strategy apart from the developed world.
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BRICS nations meet, hope to start own bank

by Christopher Werth
Mar 29, 2012
The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa gathered in New Delhi today for a summit for the so-called BRICS group of emerging economies. At the top of agenda is a proposal to establish their own development bank.
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President Obama asks to repeal big oil tax breaks

by Juli Niemann
Mar 29, 2012
The president wants lawmakers to repeal $4 billion worth of tax breaks that oil companies currently get. How much of an issue are these subsidies?
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Robots Ate My Job

Robots: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

by Ann Heppermann
Mar 29, 2012
A robot technician at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Plant in southern Indiana talks about working with technology, not against it.
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Transportation construction could grind to a halt

by Amy Scott
Mar 29, 2012
Construction on roads and bridges around the country could grind to a halt this weekend, and over a million jobs could be at risk.
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Arguments for and against the legality of the Affordable Care Act wrapped up yesterday in the Supreme Court, and today, in our weekly Attitude Check, we look at how the average American feels about the law. The value of Mega Millions drawing has soared to a half-billion dollars. Lottery officials report strong sales in the 40-plus states that take part in the drawing, but if you go into a pool with co-workers, you might want to take a few precautions.

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