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A 50-year feast in 50 words: Happy Birthday, Green Eggs & Ham
When Dr. Seuss took on a bet from his editor to conjure up a book using only 50 words, he probably couldn't have imagined he'd match the success of...
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Playlist: Things Aren't Always What They Seem
Posted by Melissa Kaplan
For Marketplace Morning Report, Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Our headlines today were teeming with surprises. U.S. consu...
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Playlist: Mojo and Mayhem
Posted by Melissa Kaplan
For Marketplace Morning Report, Tuesday, August 10, 2010
South Korean police are raiding Google, the U.K. is making bo...
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High-rolling scammer must play poker to avoid prison
Albuquerque scam artist Samuel McMaster, Jr. received an unusual punishment for his 177 counts of investment fraud. As he used the swindled $400...
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Got a finance job lead? Want to make $3K?
This morning Bob Moon mentioned a guy we found on Craigslist willing to shell out a $3,000 finder's fee to anyone who can land him a job. Check him...
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Candle-making is serious business: A response to our tech CEO story
Yesterday afternoon Kai interviewed Future Tense host John Moe on whether the nature of the tech industry means tech CEOs are more vulnerable. Moe...
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The four highly inappropriate habits of Popeye
Popeye has long played a role as a harbinger of health in cartoon iconography for his mainstreaming of spinach, but his influence has never been...
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July's job numbers: If companies are profiting, why aren't they hiring?
Reporter Mitchell Hartman filed this while covering today's jobs data:...
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Playlist: Where's the Wheat?
Posted by Melissa Kaplan
For Marketplace Morning Report, Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Listen close enough to today's musical bridges and you can alm...
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Wheat bread beats white in sales, and it's no big wonder
Health-conscious consumers have been waiting for their day to reach a critical mass, and their wait may be over: For the first time in the history...
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