Marketplace for Thursday October 30, 2014
Oct 30, 2014

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We have seen progress in the workforce, which is increasingly diverse, but not in the c-suite. We look into the disparity between diversity in the workforce and the corner office. Plus, the world’s third largest-smartphone maker is now the Chinese consumer electronics firm Xiaomi, according to new data from IDC. The company got there by focusing on China and southeast asia. We introduce the company and its strategy.

 

 

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In North Dakota, the oil boom changes politics

Oct 30, 2014
Out-of-state political contributions are fueling what used to be low-energy politics

Neiman Marcus' CEO on adapting to new consumer habits

Oct 30, 2014
A look at how Neiman Marcus is bringing a century-old company into the digital age

BARDA: The venture capital firm buried in the U.S. government

Oct 30, 2014
HHS is paying for expedited drug research on Ebola.

The biggest smartphone maker you've never heard of

Oct 30, 2014
Xiaomi is outselling Samsung and Apple in China.

Tim Cook and the diversity problem in the C-suite

Oct 30, 2014
"I'm proud to be gay" - Apple CEO Tim Cook writes. But where's the diversity in the C-suite?

The World Series MVP got a recently recalled truck

Oct 30, 2014
Sometimes even when you win, you lose.

Arne Duncan: 'Education beyond high school is absolutely necessary'

Oct 30, 2014
The Secretary of Education talks with Kai Ryssdal about new rules on 'gainful employment.'

We have seen progress in the workforce, which is increasingly diverse, but not in the c-suite. We look into the disparity between diversity in the workforce and the corner office. Plus, the world’s third largest-smartphone maker is now the Chinese consumer electronics firm Xiaomi, according to new data from IDC. The company got there by focusing on China and southeast asia. We introduce the company and its strategy.

 

 

Music from the episode