Dec 3, 2015

Marketplace for Thursday, December 3, 2015

The S&P lowered ratings for major banks today, but that may not be a bad thing; a profile of the woman behind Pantone's Color of the Year; and an interview with the man behind the "Oscars of video games."

Segments From this episode

New area code gets a 'meh' from some New Yorkers

by Janet Babin

Dec 3, 2015

Area codes have personal significance for some, so change isn't always welcome.

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Final Note

Janet Yellen comments on how violence impacts economy

by Adriene Hill

Dec 3, 2015

Janet Yellen was at Congress on Thursday, where she talked interest rates...and violence

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The big US banks get hit with a ratings downgrade

by Tracey Samuelson

Dec 3, 2015

But that's not necessarily bad news for the economy—or even for the banks.

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Europe takes key interest rate further below zero

by Amy Scott

Dec 3, 2015

The European Central Bank has cut its main target interest rate to 0.3 percent.

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The Pentagon opens combat jobs to women

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Dec 3, 2015

Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Thursday that all combat jobs must be open to women by early next year.

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Video games have their own version of the Oscars

by Adriene Hill

Dec 3, 2015

The Game Awards will draw millions of viewers but they're not watching on cable TV

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The woman behind the Pantone color of the year

by Ashley Gross

Dec 3, 2015

Her mom would paint the inside of their home in Baltimore a new shade every spring, even the piano.

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A trove of coal pushes China's pollution westward

by Rob Schmitz

Dec 3, 2015

China's faraway region of Xinjiang is becoming the country's newest power base.

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The S&P lowered ratings for major banks today, but that may not be a bad thing; a profile of the woman behind Pantone’s Color of the Year; and an interview with the man behind the “Oscars of video games.”