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PODCAST: LinkedIn’s secret (no cat pictures!)

David Brancaccio May 1, 2014
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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: LinkedIn’s secret (no cat pictures!)

David Brancaccio May 1, 2014
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The U.S. economy nearly stalled out from January through March. While that might be a snapshot of what was then, it is not what is now.

Twitter’s stock hit a new low this week, and it seems that right now Wall Street doesn’t have much love for the social-media sector. Despite revenue growth, the sector is seeing a slowdown in users signing up and in advertising sales. Could LinkedIn weather the storm better than its competitors? 

Just a few months ago health care navigators wanted desperately to get young people to sign up for the Affordable Care Act. There was an all-out advertising blitz aimed towards young people between the ages of 18 and 34 to get them to sign up for health insurance. But it seems like everybody forgot something. None of the famous people who made commercials for Obamacare mentioned the part of the law that lets young people who aged out of foster care sign up for extended Medicaid, and keep it until age 26. 

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