" This as Money Markets & More for Thursday October 8 209. From the newsroom of the MarketWatch radio network I'm Steve Potisk coming up."

" Office bases going -- Amazon dot the candles price and takes -- on the world similar Tracy -- and I'll have the daily tech update."

" And I'm John -- coming up in a moment what is old is new again at least when it comes to some of the best brands out there coming up we're gonna talk about how some familiar brands food brands around where kids are making a big comeback that's consumer race and -- she'll join me in a moment looking for other great podcasts check out the Hulbert financial files with investment newsletter watchdog Mark Hulbert every week. Here at marketwatch.com."

" On the day above Wall Street will get a chance to react to Alcoa's quarterly profit report as it also sorts through the latest earnings from. PepsiCo Marriott international and international speedway. On the economy we get the weekly look at initial and ongoing unemployment claims most expectations are for a decline in the initial claims. And something that may get even more of a market reaction than ever before the bank of England and the European Central Bank both make interest rate announcements now that's interesting. Especially after the market had such a positive reaction to the rate hike from the Australian Central Bank earlier this week. -- it meant and improving global economy on this date in history 1860. Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San -- 18714. Major fires broke out on the shores of Lake Michigan the great Chicago fire is the most famous of those. 1956. New York Yankees Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game and -- World Series. 1974. Franklin national bank collapsed due to fraud and mismanagement at the time it was the largest bank failure. In the history of the US 2005 Martha Stewart began her prison sentence after being convicted of securities fraud obstruction of justice. And conspiracy in the imclone stock trading case it's Money Markets & More from marketwatch.com. All right so it's all about supply and demand a lot of office space means -- plunged according to The Wall Street Journal office rents are down about a half percent nationally when compared with the year ago. Real estate research firm Reese says the cut in rates followed companies returning and at twenty million square feet to landlords during the summer months. For the year so far the vacancy rate is at the highest since Reese started tracking it in 1980. It's time now for the daily tech update with Tracy Johnke talkin' about a cheaper Kendall."

" Steve -- may be able to use your Amazon Kindle to download. Okay maybe not but Amazon says it will sell an international version of the Kindle that working and more then 100 countries. Right now the Kindle is designed to use only US networks for stocking it with that reads. Also some rivals to the -- are coming on the market soon and analysts say that is behind Amazon's decision to drop the price. For the second time this year the new price for the Kindle 2 159 dollars down from 399."

" Tracy thanks a lot. Not every company is cutting back on advertising as makers of good old fashioned prepare at home comfort foods have been stepping up ad spending John -- advocates are here with more. Countries thanks a lot. Not every company has cutting back on advertising as makers of good old fashioned prepare at home comfort foods have been stepping up ad spending John -- can advocates are here with more."

" Thanks Steve you know we all go shopping for one thing or another and one we do go shopping we tend to look for things that are familiar to us and that is. Especially key these days. What is old is new again and let's bring in consumer race and -- to talk more about this so and what's the latest on this."

" Well some old -- on that old granted but they've been around a long time and I think about spam may be -- or jello lower -- and -- year Kraft -- any of those which have been around for years. And at some point I guess are considered kind of dally an out of date. When now of their actually the stars of the advertising world that you stays the course -- cart companies have been having problems financial firms have been having problems. So the advertising you're seeing these days -- from these iconic food brands for example a recent issue of People Magazine. Half the ads or some of these old brands as good as opposed to some of the more upscale trends."

" Lending to my a theory that we haven't come up with -- new ideas were just. Recurred educating the old one."

" And that could be and they say may be people feel comfortable with a brand they grew up with them and things like that. But -- it it is very interesting for example advertising for Heinz Ketchup is up by close to 1000%. As they. Take advantage basically. The recession and a downturn and people wanting feeling like they have quality brands and their house. Yeah why go after something that you don't know old. Something about right so you you're going with your comfort level -- comfort level courses there there also taken this opportunity to. To expand their product lines visit the company behind a French's mustard. And Frank's hot sauce is coming out with some new products that carry those names. And another old name Duncan Hines the cake maker of the makes maker. As turn to social networking as a way to bring in homemakers. And and and families who want more information and maybe what's new recipes for how to cook."

" That's interest in Duncan Hines when I used to play basketball. We used to have slam dunk contests on eight foot hoops new and we used to have nicknames one guys play with was Duncan Hines we had another Dunkin' Donuts. And you know it's very interest and really thank you for bringing back that man what was your nickname. I was chocolate thunder. OK I kid -- not. -- Dawkins the old. The old basketball player from the eighty's his nickname was chocolate fountain. Fine memories there and thank you very much for bringing back those flashbacks from my use. And thank you for sharing that with us well now you know the rest of the story. I can't use that -- our thanks and."

" Thank you thank you and and of course YouTube truck with thunder. And you know those cute marshmallow peeps -- of the Harvard jurors of spring you may find your Easter basket well apparently they have some lawyers on retainer. -- actually of course it's the company that makes them just born is suing American greetings for using a picture of the peeps without permission. One of the cards reads happy Easter from me. And my peeps. That's it for Money Markets & More but remember you're gonna write to us at MarketWatch radio newsroom at Yahoo.com. Follow us on Twitter and W radio and on FaceBook we are MarketWatch radio network I'm Steve Potisk I'll see you next. Okay."