Marketplace Midday Update, Monday, December 28, 2009

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MARKET UPDATE at 12:50 p.m. EST DOW +12.09; NASDAQ +4.91; S&P 500 +0.47 Marketplace Minute With Bill Radke Watch Marketplace Morning Report host Bill Radke cram all the week's business news into a 60-second poem. LATEST NEWS FROM MARKETPLACE Listen to today's Morning Report | Marketplace Someone please invent teleporting The failed terrorist attack on a Christmas Day Northwest Airlines flight has prompted the TSA to roll out yet another set of security measures. Because a Nigerian man who was on a terrorism watch list almost blew up a plane with explosives sewn into his underwear, you won't be able to move, let alone read your Kindle, on the last hour of flights into the U.S. LATER TODAY ON MARKETPLACE The Old City of Damascus, an ancient, walled quarter in the Syrian capital, was once seen as a run-down slum. That's changing, though, as boutique hotels are springing up all over. Domhnall O'Donnachain reports. The Catholic Church's Boston Archdiocese has closed 70 churches in an effort to recoup the costs of settlements and judgments stemming from sexual abuse cases involving its priests. Parishioners at five of those churches have managed to keep the doors from closing, but that's promted another costly legal battle for the archdiocese. Monica Brady Myerov reports. The alleged attempted bombing of the Delta flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day has prompted more rules for passengers: Such as, no getting up in the last hour of flight, and nothing is allowed on your lap. Amy Scott reports. Tune in to your local broadcast or listen online STORIES FROM MARKETPLACE MORNING REPORT An economic preview of 2010 What are our economic prospects for the coming year? Bill Radke talks to former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. U.S. eyes cities for next World Cup bid The World Cup could bring $5 billion and add over 70,000 jobs to the U.S. if it were to host the games in 2018. That's one reason nearly 30 cities are competing for the chance to host. Nancy Farghalli reports. A good decade for music, not for labels This past decade there's been more music in film and TV than ever, but publishers and labels have taken a hit. Stacey Vanek-Smith looks back at the aughts music revolution with Bill Werde from Billboard. MARKETPLACE MONEY PERSONAL FINANCE The financial year in review It's still a coin collector's world How to give good gifts 2009 money resolutions: How we fared Investment club tries for a comeback Getting Personal More from Marketplace Money Subscribe to the Marketplace Money newsletter SPONSOR Coverage from Marketplace, Marketplace Morning Report and Marketplace Money plus Web extras. SPECIAL REPORTS AND FEATURES We're on Twitter Get an early heads-up of what's coming up on the show and other tidbits from the business day. Follow us   Working Intimate profiles of real people with real families, real struggles, real dreams and real jobs. Meet them   Conversations from the Corner Office Marketplace goes one-on-one with CEOs, company founders, head honchos. Sit in The Next American Dream Marketplace looks at four pillars of the American Dream and how they're changing. Follow the Dream.

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