The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 36 points today. Getting to 6-thousand may be a little tougher than we thought. When Taleban forces took majority control of Afghanistan recently, leaders insurgency pledged a return to strict Islamic rule. Marketplace Foreign Desk editor George Lewinski interviews a United Nations spokesperson about what conditions for women will be like under the new regime, and what they were like before. Some women are demanding access to controversial new treatment for breast cancer.
Trouble is, the treatment itself can kill patients.
The risk, and its high expense, has insurance companies balking at paying for the treatment. Commentator Lani Luciano examines the issue. Yesterday, McDonald's announced it had appointed a new head of its US operations, and said increased competition in the fast-food business had forced the move. Marketplace conducted its very own unscientific poll of a local Los Angeles high school to find out who rules in the burger wars. The Workplace Commentator Julie Danis took a look at her personal expenses and realized she employs a corporation of her own.