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Help wanted: No smokers need apply (Map)

In many states, it is perfectly legal to not hire someone who smokes. Should employers also be able to weed out junk-food lovers or motorcyclists -- or anyone who wants to have a baby?

Interview with Stephen Dubner

Dove hires a forensic artist to show how wrong a woman's self-perceptions can be (Video)

The video shows women describing themselves as they see themselves and then pairs that drawing with how others perceive them.

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

China's toxic harvest: A "cancer village" rises in protest

Farmers in Liuchong village in the Central Chinese province of Hubei are standing up to a local phosphate mining operation and fertilizer factory they blame for polluting the village's water and air, killing their crops and livestock, and leading to a sharp increase in cancer rates in the region.

Amazon nabs bigger share of music downloads (poll)

iTunes still dominates the music download arena, but Amazon is coming on, and other competitors are in the wings.

Sifting evidence from video of the Boston Marathon bombings

How cell phone and surveillance video is gathered and and processed to find clues, and track the perpetrators of the fatal attack in Boston.

by Krissy Clark

Being a leader in the midst of chaos: How one Boston business is coping the day after

The day after bombings at the Boston Marathon, one business is concentrated on what matters — their employees.

by Dan Gorenstein

Business

The grittier side of Cannes -- Marché du Film

Interview by

Kai Ryssdal May 22, 2013

Beneath Cannes, far less prestigious films are bought and sold at a different conference.

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How hard is it to opt out of third party data collection?

by

Jeff Tyler May 22, 2013

A lot of businesses are buying so-called third party data to add to what they’re already collecting on you....

Guns and dollars

A look at the gun and firearm industry and the money on both sides of the debate.

Freakonomics Radio

The Freakonomics crew present this segment that explores "the hidden side of everything."

The Numbers

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Mind Games & Money: A guide to exploring your emotions in personal finance

How emotional are you when it comes to making money decisions? Explore our...

Posted In: emotions, Personal Finance

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Caution: Chasing a dream doesn't always work out

Chasing your dream can take a lot of time and cash. And there's no...

Posted In: American dream, dreams, emotions

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Job prospects simulator: Play along!

More than half of employers say they have trouble finding qualified...

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Maine lobster could get a marketing boost

The lobster industry in Maine has proposed higher fees in order to spend...

Posted In: maine, lobster, marketing

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'Mad Men' returns and small businesses capitalize

Season 6 of AMC's "Mad Men" premieres this Sunday. Fans are...

Posted In: AMC, television, Mad Men

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China's toxic harvest: A "cancer village" rises in protest

Farmers in Liuchong village in the Central Chinese province of Hubei are...

Posted In: China, Health, cancer

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Jay-Z's blueprint for baseball

Jay-Z’s move into sports management adds to the rapper's business...

Posted In: Sports, Jay-Z, Yankees

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Corporate tweet #fail: Which was the worst?

Many companies have learned how to use social media as a useful marketing...

Posted In: poll, Twitter

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Race on your resume: An invitation for discrimination?

From the organizations you're a member of to your educational...

Posted In: resume, Jobs, diversity

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The safety payoff of the big business of gun training

Great story, but I didn't hear the two most important things in firearm safety. A gun is ALWAYS loaded, and don't point a gun at...

JerryCPP | May 22, 2013

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

Annapolis57 | May 17, 2013

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

jgrothues | May 16, 2013

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Ryssdal's interview with Rumsfeld was breathtakingly inappropriate. "Marketplace?" If Ryssdal wants to promote his obvious biases...

rcd43 | May 16, 2013

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