Jump to Navigation
Marketplace
Latest Listen
Morning Report
Latest Listen
Money
Latest Listen
Tech Report
Latest Listen
Mid-day Update
Latest Listen
  • Home
  • Business
  • World
  • Economy
  • Tech
  • Sustainability
  • Your Money
  • Wealth & Poverty
  • Shows
Donate
  • About
  • Contact
  • Register
  • Sign in
Latest Stories
Songs
Podcasts
Beyond Payday
Interview: Donald Rumsfeld

Search form

Home

Marketplace.org

Movie studios diversify summer line-ups

by
Adriene Hill
Jun 7, 2012
It’s summer movie season which means it’s the time for big-budget, action-adventures. But summer can also spell success for movies that ignore the desires of teenage boys.

Warner Bros. stops doing Blockbuster any favors

by
John Moe
Oct 27, 2011
If you can still find an open Blockbuster store somewhere (it's a little like Sasquatch, some people swear they've spotted one but the scientific...

Dish Network and Hulu: What are you up to?

by
John Moe
Sep 27, 2011
I think we need a new category for stories here. Maybe a new segment on the radio. It's called "What are you up to?" We use it for stories about...

Let's see what Reed Hastings has to say about this

by
John Moe
Sep 20, 2011
Back in April, Dish Network won an auction to buy Blockbuster for a sweet $320 million. And, as if Netflix didn't have any other fires to put out,...

Dish plans to keep some Blockbusters open

by
John Moe
Apr 19, 2011
Dish Network, which acquired the smoldering remains of Blockbuster Video earlier this month, said that it plans to keep the leases of about 500...

Dish Network buys Blockbuster

by
John Moe
Apr 6, 2011
Dish Networks is spending $228 million in cash for the assets of the once mighty home video chain. You know Blockbuster right? Eerily empty place...

Blockbuster and Borders -- two of a kind

by
Jaclyn Giovis
Jan 18, 2011
Blockbuster and Borders appear to be stuck in the same boat - one that's sinking, anyway. Blockbuster Inc. is bankrupt because it couldn't keep ...

MID-DAY REPORT: Blockbuster's bust ...

by
Bill Radke
Sep 23, 2010
Blockbuster Video filed for Chapter 11 today. But a sequel is on the way....

MID-DAY UPDATE: Businesses laid off more workers in August

by
Bill Radke
Sep 1, 2010
...That's the opposite of expected - what's it mean? Another ratings agency escapes fraud charges For CEOs, it may pay to lay off A big whopper:...

How can we repurpose dead malls and big box stores?

by
Adriene Hill
Aug 27, 2010
I did a story about Costco's decision to lease out space at a couple malls around the country. (Listen here.) It got me wondering about other, l...
View Complete List »

Get it Here:

  • Newsletters
  • Mobile Apps
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Podcasts
  • RSS
  • Home
  • Shows
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Elections
  • Life
  • Sustainability
  • Tech
  • Wealth & Poverty
  • World
  • Your Money

Marketplace Programs

  • Marketplace
  • Marketplace Morning Report
  • Marketplace Money
  • Marketplace Tech Report
  • Marketplace Mid-Day Update
  • ReMarket Podcast

Special Sections

  • Attitude Check
  • BBC on Marketplace
  • Commentary
  • Corner Office
  • Economy 4.0
  • Education
  • Freakonomics Radio
  • Health Care
  • Euro Debt Crisis
  • Food for 9 Billion

Must Reads

  • Budget Hero
  • Future Jobs-O-Matic
  • The Big Book
  • The Whiteboard

AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA

261 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

American Public Media © | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy
Programs
  • American RadioWorks
  • BBC World Service
  • On Being
  • Composers Datebook
  • Marketplace
  • Marketplace Money
  • Marketplace Morning Report
  • Marketplace Tech Report
  • Performance Today
  • Pipedreams
  • A Prairie Home Companion
  • The Splendid Table
  • The Story
  • SymphonyCast
  • Wits
  • The Writer's Almanac
  • More…
Support American Public Media

American Public Media's online services are supported by users like you. Contribute now…

More from American Public Media
  • APM Podcasts/RSS Feeds
  • APM Newsletters
  • iTunes U
  • Public Radio Tuner
  • APM Careers
  • About APM