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You hate my job: Giving out parking tickets

Kai Ryssdal | Jun 19, 2013
Marketplace profiles people paid to do work that can make life miserable for others.
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New York restaurant owner says tips not needed

Kai Ryssdal | Jun 19, 2013
Sushi Yasuda argues that staff at the Japanese restaurant in Manhattan are paid a fair wage and don’t need tips to compensate for low pay.
Posted In: restaurants, sushi, tipping

Must reads before Supreme Court rules on gay marriage

Chau Tu | Jun 19, 2013
Catching you up before the Supreme Court rulings on cases concerning legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States.
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Why forks in your office kitchen keep disappearing

Audrey Quinn | Jun 19, 2013
One reason kitchen supplies are harder to keep stocked? U.S. companies have cut about a million office support positions.
Posted In: office

Fast-fashion H&M slow to take its clothes online

Adriene Hill | Jun 19, 2013
Fast-fashion retailer H&M took a long time to start online sales in the U.S. When you start late, you have to get it right.
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Can the NBA sell Obamacare?

Scott Tong | Jun 19, 2013
Why would a sports league -- or any business -- want to be identified with the controversial law that provides insurance to the uninsured.

Work from home, get distracted

Alex Schmidt | Jun 19, 2013
With enough planning -- and maybe some soundproofing -- some are still finding ways to get their work done at home.
Posted In: office

Sorry to say, but an apology costs money

Stacey Vanek Smith | Jun 19, 2013
SEC chairman Mary Jo White is pushing for more admissions of wrongdoing in cases of widespread harm to investors .

PODCAST: All Fed, all the time

Mark Garrison | Jun 19, 2013
Wall Street's top cop rethinks sweetheart settlements. What makes a bubble and are we in one? And all eyes turn to the Federal Reserve.

What is a bubble and are we in one?

Mark Garrison | Jun 19, 2013
As soon as the value of something rises, skeptics roll out the B-word: bubble.

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