Posted by Mary Dooe
For Marketplace Morning Report, Tues, Nov. 8, 2011
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi may have just managed to hold on to power today after winning a key parliamentary vote. There were more jobs advertised in September than at any other time in the last 3 years — sign the job market could be getting better. Japanese car maker Toyota said profit fell by more than 18 percent in its last quarter. General Motors today rejected a plan for two Chinese companies to take over Swedish automaker Saab. GM is still a preferred shareholder in Saab. In Japan, the 92-year-old camera company Olympus admitted it has been covering up losses for decades.
And here are the songs we played today:
- Moar Ghosts and Stuff – DeadMau5Buy
- The Matador Has Fallen – Danger MouseBuy
- Breaking Down – Florence and the MachineBuy
- Jacksonville – Sufjan StevensBuy
- Bess St. – White DenimBuy
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