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July 25, 2003 12:00 AM EDT --
Newscast
* Today: Dow jumps 172.06 (+1.89%); NASDAQ soars 29.28 (+1.72%); S&P 500 flies 17.08 (+1.74%)
* California’s bond rating is dropped: it’s now more expensive to borrow, but its bonds . . .
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August 02, 2000 12:00 AM EDT --
It's Wednesday, the 2nd of August.
The tall thermometer outside the Bun Boy Restaurant in Baker, California read 117 degrees this afternoon. The soundtrack to this, of course, is the roar of air conditioning . . .
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January 29, 2003 12:00 AM EST --
* Today: Dow up 21.87 (.27%); NASDAQ up 15.88 (1.18%); S&P 500 up 5.82 (.67%)
* SEC's proposal for new oversight body to help “police” the mutual fund industry gets mixed reviews
* Bush’s . . .
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September 13, 2001 12:00 AM EDT --
Marketplace did not broadcast a traditional "newscast" today. To hear today's special broadcast, click on the audio link above, or visit our "Accounting for the Unaccountable" features page at http://www.marketplace.org/features/unaccountable/.
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December 25, 2000 12:00 AM EST --
It's Monday, the 25th of December.
Christmas Day is a holiday in most financial capitals, but they were hard at work in Tokyo with the benchmark stock index, the Nikkei rose 3 and three-quarter percent . . .
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September 11, 2002 12:00 AM EDT --
(SOUND: WALL STREET OUTDOOR AMBIENCE)
Moon: I watched somber-faced traders trade stories of that horrible day here, before they went inside and stood in silent tribute. Former mayor Rudy Giuliani rang . . .
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September 09, 2005 02:37 PM EDT --
Friday, September 09, 2005
About 4,000 people are staying at the Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Emily Donahue reports that it's hitting some in the wallet.
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September 09, 2005 02:53 PM EDT --
Friday, July 29, 2005
The digital revolution has made still photographs as easy to duplicate as a rock song. From Chicago, Jonathan Menjivar says that's making life difficult for locals dropping . . .
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September 13, 2005 05:20 PM EDT --
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Whether it's towels, medicine or oxygen, hospitals in Baghdad have learned to do without. Even the World Bank's $100 million can barely stanch the bleeding. Borzou Daragahi . . .
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November 20, 2005 08:27 AM EST --
Broadcast on Saturday, November 19, 2005
Holidays Overseas
You can send troops gift cards this holiday season. They can be redeemed at stores all around Iraq. Host Bill Radke checks in with one store . . .
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February 17, 2003 12:00 AM EST --
Features
Music Bridge: Every Day Should Be a Holiday - Dandy Warhols
Purchase this music from PRMS.org
Teacher Glut
After the dot-com boom went bust, a lot of dedicated, well-educated professionals . . .
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March 07, 2003 12:00 AM EST --
* Today: Dow up 66.04 (.86%); NASDAQ up 2.40 (.18%); S&P 500 up 6.69 (.83%)
* Biz eliminates more jobs in Feb. than at any point since the weeks after 9/11: are we on a downward trend?
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December 11, 2001 12:00 AM EST --
It's Tuesday, December 11, 2001.
Please excuse the "Do-It-Yourself" simile, but like WD-40 sprayed on a balky economy, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates today. Monitoring America's central bankers . . .
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December 13, 2001 12:00 AM EST --
It's Thursday, December 13, 2001.
(no newscast today)
Rundown
Israeli Security
With years of turbulent times within its borders, Israel has collected a wealth of knowledge about how to deal with . . .
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July 03, 2003 12:00 AM EDT --
Newscast
* Today: Dow slips 72.63 (-0.79%); NASDAQ drips 15.27 (-0.91%); S&P 500 trips 8.05 (-0.81%)
* Jobs: worse one-month spike in unemployment since 9/11 -- but the pain was not spread . . .
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July 28, 2003 12:00 AM EDT --
Newscast
* Today: Dow poops out 18.06 (-0.19%); NASDAQ wakes up 4.66 (+0.27%); S&P 500 sinks in 2.16 (-0.22%)
* MCI’s rivals say it routed calls through Canada to avoid access fees -- and they’re . . .
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February 23, 2005 12:00 AM EST --
NEWSCAST STORIES
* From Washington: After being jilted by MCI - some good news for Qwest. The company will not be barred from receiving government contracts.
* From New York: There's all this . . .
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April 22, 2005 12:00 AM EDT --
NEWSCAST STORIES
* From New York: Take a look at a new UN resolution to establish international rules for corporations doing business in foreign countries.
* From Los Angeles: Discover Daimler-Chrysler's . . .
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April 29, 2005 12:00 AM EDT --
NEWSCAST STORIES
* From New York: There's speculation that investment banks are interested in taking public some private equity firms like Carlyle.
* From Los Angeles: The latest oil refinery . . .
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June 20, 2005 12:00 AM EDT --
FEATURES
Really, what's the worst that could happen?
James Fallows, national correspondent for the Atlantic magazine, looks into the future with Kai Ryssdal.
Taking this recall to heart
Medical . . .
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