Oct 6, 2006

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Agreement would take junk out of food

by Hillary Wicai

Oct 6, 2006

President Clinton and the American Heart Association announced a deal with several major food companies to make school snacks healthier. Hillary Wicai reports.

Air-passenger-data deal reached

by Scott Tong

Oct 6, 2006

U.S. and European officials have agreed on new rules governing how much personal data Europeans should provide to American authorities about people flying to the U.S. Scott Tong reports.

When violence at home comes to work

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 6, 2006

Domestic violence isn't just a problem at home. It also costs billions of dollars in the workplace. Some companies are responding. From the Work and Family desk, Apryl Lundsten reports.

Putting golf out to pasture

by Rico Gagliano

Oct 6, 2006

Among cows and barbed-wire fences in farmers' fields, tens of thousands of people are taking to a game called "Farmer's Golf." Rico Gagliano traveled to The Netherlands to learn the origins and secrets of the game.

Will NYSE traders leave the floor?

by Amy Scott

Oct 6, 2006

The New York Stock Exchange is trying a new trading system that might pose a threat to the floor traders whose loud and chaotic activities have been an integral part of its daily activities. Amy Scott reports.