Feb 19, 2016

Marketplace Weekend for Friday, February 19, 2016

Behind the perfectly coiffed hair during Oscars season: absolute mayhem. RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP/Getty Images

This weekend, Marketplace's Scott Tong looks at how erratic oil prices have impacted life on the ground in Venezuela; the Dinner Party Download's Brendan Francis Newnam gets you prepped for your Oscar party; and Marketplace Weekend listeners chime in on their most impulsive purchases.

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Local Money: Austin battles with Uber and Lyft

by Lizzie O'Leary

Feb 19, 2016

The city wants tighter rules for ride-sharing companies, like fingerprint checks.

Uber and Lyft say that their companies' safety regulations are just as good as the ones Austin wants to impose.

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What was your biggest financial leap?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff

Feb 19, 2016

Did you fall flat or make it to the other side?

A man representing the devil leaps over babies during the festival of El Colacho in Castrillo de Murcia near Burgos, Spain.

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Oscar Parties 101

by Marketplace Contributor

Feb 19, 2016

Worried about throwing a good Oscar's party? We've got you covered.

How will you be celebrating Oscar night?

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This weekend, Marketplace’s Scott Tong looks at how erratic oil prices have impacted life on the ground in Venezuela; the Dinner Party Download’s Brendan Francis Newnam gets you prepped for your Oscar party; and Marketplace Weekend listeners chime in on their most impulsive purchases.