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Michelle Wright: A national survey reveals gas prices are down 1.5 cents this week to a nationwide average of 2.93 for a gallon of self-serve regular. Federal investigators say they've found 15 examples of gasoline price gouging following last year's hurricane season, reports CNN's Dick Uliano.
Dick Uliano: The findings may seem contrary, but the FTC reports that after last year's hurricanes, 15 gasoline refiners' price gouged by Congress's definition. But the FTC's Phil Broyles says it was really shortages and market forces that drove up prices.
Phil Broyles: The high prices that, that people experienced were a result of supply shocks that, that the hurricanes induced onto the system.
Dick Uliano: The confusion comes and the Congress sees price gouging as prices out of line with national and international trends, but the FTC says that prices jumped because of local and regional factors. Dick Uliano, CNN, Washington.
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Michelle Wright: The NYSE is looking to become trans-Atlantic by placing a bid to merge with Euronext. However CNN's Todd Benjamin says they are not the only buyer.
Todd Benjamin: Euronext is very much in play, the outcome is, is clearly uncertain at this point. I think the New York Stock Exchange realized it had to move very quickly and to try and get its bid in place.
Michelle Wright: Euronexts runs the Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Lisbon Exchanges.
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Michelle Wright: Wal-Mart says it's going to sell its 16 stores in South Korea in an 882 million-dollar deal. Wal-Mart says the decision is part of their global strategy.
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Michelle Wright: Check your smoke detector, it may have to go back.
John Lawrence: Tyco Fire & Security is recalling roughly 130,000 of its smoke detectors. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the detectors in question could have problems detecting smoke if they're placed in areas that are humid. More information on this recall can be found at CPSC.gov.
Michelle Wright: CNN's John Lawrence.
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Are we rescued? Are we saved?
This is the "Lost" that changes everything.
Michelle Wright: And a French video game developer is teaming up with Touchtone Television to adapt the hit TV show "Lost" into a multi-platform video game.
Michelle Wright: With CNN Radio in the Marketplace, I'm Michelle Wright.
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