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Marketplace for Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Mar 10, 2015

Marketplace for Tuesday, March 10, 2015

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Airing on Tuesday, March 10, 2015: An audit from the Inspector General says the Social Security Administration lists more than 6 million people born before 1901 as still alive. The real number is about three dozen, and that’s worldwide. There’s a cost to this inefficient record keeping  not just a loss in trust in government, but also the increased potential for fraud. After all, information from that Social Security master list of deaths gets sold publicly. We investigate. Plus, we explain the market factors contributing to current losses on Wall Street. Also, is the app-based service economy killing the full-time job? We take a look at the down side of what some call the Uber economy.

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In world of health data, enemies may become friends

Mar 10, 2015
Sharing patient information is a key to improving patient health.

Is the Uber economy bad for workers?

Mar 10, 2015
Technology puts more services at our fingertips, but at what cost?

For returnees to Mexico, English is a lucrative skill

Mar 10, 2015
Mexicans who have lived in the U.S. are finding good-paying jobs in call centers.

Why the stock market just dropped

Mar 10, 2015
The Dow and S&P 500 fell markedly on Tuesday, dropping into negative territory for the year. But what was the proximate cause?

The cost of inefficient Social Security record keeping

Mar 10, 2015
Banks, the IRS and others rely on the "death master file."

Janet Yellen needs to work on her brand

Mar 10, 2015
Marketplace listeners are the 14 percent.

The tricky business behind fake Hollywood money

Mar 10, 2015
How a well-known prop maker found himself accused of counterfeiting.
There are rules prop makers must follow in duplicating money.
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Airing on Tuesday, March 10, 2015: An audit from the Inspector General says the Social Security Administration lists more than 6 million people born before 1901 as still alive. The real number is about three dozen, and that’s worldwide. There’s a cost to this inefficient record keeping  not just a loss in trust in government, but also the increased potential for fraud. After all, information from that Social Security master list of deaths gets sold publicly. We investigate. Plus, we explain the market factors contributing to current losses on Wall Street. Also, is the app-based service economy killing the full-time job? We take a look at the down side of what some call the Uber economy.

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