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What does the future hold for the country’s last gumball maker?
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Coin-operated gumball machines aren’t as common as they used to be. With sales slowly dwindling over the years and high domestic sugar prices, America’s sole remaining gumball maker has been branching out to stay afloat. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
What’s driving the global steel glut?
For all the current disagreements on trade between the U.S. and China, there’s one thing that everyone agrees on. The world is producing too much steel. There’s overcapacity. So, why are we awash with steel? And what can be done about it? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
U.S. factories kick into a higher gear
U.S. industrial production rose 0.7 percent last month. The growth, the greatest in three months, was led by strong manufacturing output.
MID-DAY UPDATE: American families make 18% less after the financial crisis, radiation levels continue to rise in Japan
Here are some of today's top headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. The economy, in the last quarter of 2010, grew …
MID-DAY UPDATE: Production gap widens in Japan, Op-ed calls attention to budget woes
Here are some of today's headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. Portugal's prime minister stepped down after rival …

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