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College Board studying 8th grade SAT

Marketplace  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.

Marketplace's Janet Babin reports.


 

EPA rejects ethanol waver for Texas

Marketplace  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?

Janet Babin reports.


 

Firms struggle to extract oil from shale

Marketplace  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.

But first, we have to find a way to get it out. Janet Babin reports.


 

GM building electric car infrastructure

Marketplace  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.

Janet Babin reports.


 

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.

But Genentech's not going to come as cheap as Roche is hoping -- if the deal goes down at all. Janet Babin reports.


 

IBM service contracts boost profit

Marketplace  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?

Janet Babin has the story.


 

Clinton targets cost of malaria meds

Marketplace  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.

Janet Babin reports.


 

Apple readies App Store for iPhone

Marketplace  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.

Janet Babin reports.


 

Zapping trash with man-made lightning

Marketplace  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?

Janet Babin reports.


 

High hopes for new Alzheimer's drug

Marketplace  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.

Janet Babin reports.