You're never too young to get an ulcer. The College Board is planning to roll out a new college assessment exam for eighth graders in 2010.
Marketplace's Janet Babin reports.
babinCollege Board studying 8th grade SATMarketplace Tue, 08/19/2008 - 11:52
You're never too young to get an ulcer. The College Board is planning to roll out a new college assessment exam for eighth graders in 2010. EPA rejects ethanol waver for TexasMarketplace Thu, 08/07/2008 - 14:51
The Environmental Protection Agency denied Texas's request for a reduction in a federal ethanol mandate. Who gains and who loses from the decision? Firms struggle to extract oil from shaleMarketplace Thu, 07/31/2008 - 14:49
The largest untapped oil source, enough to sustain U.S. demand for a century, may be right here at home in the Rocky Mountains. GM building electric car infrastructureMarketplace Tue, 07/22/2008 - 14:13
General Motors is asking more than 30 utility firms to help deploy a network of recharging stations before the launch of its plug-in electric car in 2010. Tags:
Does Roche have Genentech's Rx?Marketplace Mon, 07/21/2008 - 16:45
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche says it wants to buy California-based Genentech, maker of three of the best-selling cancer drugs in America. IBM service contracts boost profitMarketplace Fri, 07/18/2008 - 12:11
IBM, which had strong second-quarter earnings, is known as an indicator for the health of tech stocks. Then why did other tech giants fall flat? Clinton targets cost of malaria medsMarketplace Thu, 07/17/2008 - 12:01
Anti-malarial drugs can be so expensive that people with the disease go untreated. Former President Bill Clinton's foundation has struck a deal that would limit the cost of the drugs. Tags:
Apple readies App Store for iPhoneMarketplace Wed, 07/09/2008 - 14:07
Apple's latest iPhone launches Friday, but the real buzz is around a software update that will give iPhone users access to third party applications. Zapping trash with man-made lightningMarketplace Fri, 07/04/2008 - 12:59
With landfill space at a premium, a machine that vaporizes trash into seems like a miracle. But does it send the wrong message in our disposable-loving economy? Tags:
High hopes for new Alzheimer's drugMarketplace Tue, 06/17/2008 - 13:47
It's got a big name -- bapineuzumab -- but a new Alzheimer's drug could also have a big payoff. With projections in the billions, it could be the highest grossing drug in history. |