Week of June 29th, 2015

Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Monday.

Buy some coffee, take a selfie. Buy a shirt, take a selfie. Buy some ice cream…

The Internet is redefining all of our lives and it needs a little regulation. Cue the FCC.

Before the holiday weekend, let's look back on the economic week that was.

Greeks' vote Sunday may determine whether they stay in the eurozone.

The Nike founder will step down, passing on a company at the top of its global game.

The purchase price is $37 billion, creating the largest merger between two health care companies.

On today’s show wrap up: the week’s business news, a look at Phil Knight’s impact on Nike, and we contemplate a massive heath care merger. Plus: a conversation with FCC chair Tom Wheeler and the new Battle of the Alamo.

Shanghai's shrinking stock market, and theme parks' new attractions.

Airing on Friday, July 3, 2015: With Greeks heading to the polls on Sunday, the IMF is saying Greece needs $66 billion over the next and more flexibility from its lenders. More on that. Plus … they’re back! And they’ve got their eyes on you. In an effort to reduce “shrinkage”, aka shoplifting, Wal-Mart brings greeters back to the front of the store. Seems that simple act of being seen and greeted as you walk into a store, may cut down on your urge to take a five-finger discount. And Philadelphia just became the largest city in the nation to legalize rentals through online marketplaces like Airbnb. Why did officials decide to go this route and does it really make a difference for consumers choosing this type of rental accommodation over a traditional hotel?

The tiny sensors inside wearable gadgets still have a lot of evolving to do.

Just in time for the Democratic National Convention … and the pope.

Airing Friday, July 3, 2015: We hear a lot about wearable technologies like the iPhone and how they will change our lives, but little on what it will take to do that. As it turns out there’s one big obstacle: sensors. Plus, how well have you kept up with the week in tech news? It’s time for Silicon Tally! This week, host Ben Johnson takes on Brad Jenkins, Managing Director of Funny or Die’s DC office for a government-themed quiz.

Security with a smile.

How well have you kept up with the week in tech news?

Here are the numbers we're reading and watching this holiday weekend.

Armament research lab wants to help kids patent and sell their ideas.

Airing on Thursday, July 2, 2015: One of Chicago’s remaining black-owned banks is in danger of closing, a reality that’s part of a national trend. Unlike the more segregated days when these banks were founded, African-American customers can now take their business elsewhere. But black-owned banks provide a link to a proud history, and research says, they may do something a lot more important. Marketplace’s Dan Weissmann has the story. Next: forget the baking soda volcano. Science fairs these days are about developing apps, designing a better hazmat suit or figuring out how to reclaim wastewater. And why stop there? How about getting a patent and some venture backers too? The U.S. Army is trying to help budding inventors do just that. Marketplace’s Amy Scott reports.  

Spoiler alert: Racism still exists. And research shows it affects lending.

US's biggest Spanish-language broadcaster is at the top of its game, experts say.

The labor force made up of people 25 to 54 years old is at a low point.

Say goodbye to your childhood obsession.

The deal brings the company's total liability to more than $40 billion.

US education department looks at giving aid to students in unaccredited programs.

Midnight premieres draw in super-fans build buzz for summer blockbusters

Who is making money of our emotions?

He died in debt, but years later MJ is still performing and putting out hits.

How the oil spill changed businesses on the Gulf Coast.

Stories of economic legacies and how they came about.

Marketplace Weekend celebrates its first anniversary with discussions of major financial and personal anniversaries. Lizzie takes a look at the BP oil spill five years on and talks about the resonating economic impact with a hotel employee and a lawyer representing businesses with claims against BP. USC Marshall School of Business professor Ira Kalb talks about how Jaws, the first summer blockbuster, set the stage for the future of film marketing. Marketplace’s Ben Johnson discusses the biggest innovations in the past year of tech, and Marketplace Weekend takes a look back at some of its best stories. 

Jobs report for June, American rice in Cuba, and lessons to learn for the U.S.

The DOJ is looking into whether airlines have worked together to keep prices high.

Airing on Thursday, July 2, 2015: The Department of Justice looking into whether major U.S. airlines are illegally coordinating to keep ticket prices up. More on that. Plus, we’ll talk about New York City’s ban on so-called “poor doors,” the separate entrances to mixed-income buildings that were to be used by lower-income residents. Plus, a conversation with Elizabeth Holmes, who at 31 is the youngest female, self-made multibillionaire in America, according to Forbes. The company Holmes created, Theranos, developed a home blood-testing kit that could challenge the business model of medical labs.

Airing on Thursday, July 2, 2015: First up, we’ll talk with Nathaniel Popper, author of “Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money,” about whether or not the banking crisis in Greece is good for Bitcoin. And Matt Novak, who writes Gizmodo’s Paleofuture blog, joins us to talk about Back to the Future: Part 2 and the origins of our obsession with hoverboards.

The increased demand would help farmers, who have seen prices fall.

Expecting Bitcoin to fix Greece is like trying to run Netflix on the Internet of 1995.

The multibillionaire wants to challenge the business model of medical labs.

Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Thursday.

Airing on Wednesday, July 1, 2015: Puerto Rico is in dire financial straits.  So what, you might shrug. Well, if any of your money is invested in a municipal bond fund, you might own Puerto Rican bonds, and they could take a hit. Marketplace’s Adam Allington finds out who’s vulnerable. Next: Speaking today in Tennessee, President Obama will try to court conservative states to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. We unpack his sales pitch on using federal dollars to help states’ bottom lines.

The president is courting conservative states to expand Medicaid.

Other business partners are distancing themselves from the presidential candidate.

Is the island territory, with $72 billion debt, our Greece?

Barry Friedman recalls the rich rewards of earning 90 cents an hour.

What Bernie Madoff has to do with the retired baseball player.

What does that mean for companies doing business overseas?

Car owners are trading up.

A possible deal in Greece, and the strong U.S. dollar.

Airing on Wednesday, July 1, 2015: Greece’s prime minister has reportedly sent a letter to the European Commission agreeing to most of Europe’s conditions for a financial bailout. We’ll talk to Elena Panaritis, chief economic adviser to the Greek Ministry of Finance, for more. Plus, starting Wednesday, career and vocational programs are facing tougher regulations that have been years in the making. The new so-called “gainful employment” rule is meant to crack down on programs that load students up with debt for courses that don’t lead to decent jobs. Next: As the economic crisis worsens in Puerto Rico, more and more of its inhabitants are leaving the island for the Mainland. We take a look at what impact that is having on Puerto Rico and on the U.S.

For-profit institutions must prove graduates earn enough to afford loan payments.

Airing on Wednesday, July 1, 2015: First up, we’ll talk to Charlie Savage, Washington D.C. correspondent for the New York Times, about a FISA court ruling that allows the NSA to continue collecting bulk data on American phone calls. We’ll also talk to Paddy Belton, who contributes to the BBC, about how archaeologists are using technology to document sites and artifacts before ISIS destroys them. And Megan Wahtera, SVP of Interactive Marketing at Paramount Pictures, joins us to talk about the interactive mobile game that audiences can play before screenings of Terminator: Genisys.

The island is facing its largest outmigration since the '60s.

Advertisers are flirting with centennials, the under-18 generation, on Snapchat.

Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Wednesday.

David Wallace-Wells from New York Magazine discusses the overworked honey bee.

Greece has failed to repay 1.6 billion euro debt owed to the IMF on time.

Airing on Tuesday, June 30, 2015: Puerto Rico is in dire financial straits, with its governor saying it cannot pay its $72 billion in debt. He wants to defer payments and negotiate with creditors. We look at what Puerto Rico’s options. Next: President Obama announced Tuesday that he will update labor rules to allow workers extra pay for work beyond 40 hours. Marketplace’s Scott Tong looks at who, exactly, will be eligible for overtime. Plus: in another sign that for-profit schools are feeling the heat, the University of Phoenix is making big cuts to its associate degree programs, closing some campuses and, for the first time, establishing admissions requirements. Marketplace explores the reasons why.   

A large number of inmates have a serious mental illnesses.

The U.S. territory is treated like a state — and cannot, by law, declare bankruptcy.

One man is taking it to the people to save Greece.

The for-profit college will cut degree programs and introduce new admissions requirements, as new regulations take effect.

President Obama has announced that he will update labor rules to allow workers extra pay for work.

Popcorn Time streams TV shows and films for free — and it's especially tough to shut down.

Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora… they're similar, but have small and important differences.

From the archives: Our conversation with the history-making dancer.

Marketplace's Paddy Hirsch explains the Greek debt crisis.

The proposal could mean bigger paychecks for up to five million workers.

Relying on credit in times of crisis, the Ex-Im bank expires, and Apple's streaming music service begins.

Airing on Tuesday, June 30, 2015: Banks are rationing cash, European creditors are closing in — Sounds like the current situation in Greece. But that was Cyprus, two years ago. What was learned and will Greece heed any of those lessons? Plus, President Barack Obama is moving to make millions more Americans eligible for overtime pay. More on that. And in Nairobi, Kenya, an upscale mall attacked by terrorists is preparing to reopen. Kenyan officials plan to reopen part of the mall on Wednesday, but as we find out, not everyone is happy about it. 

The Export Import Bank’s charter expires Wednesday at midnight.

Airing on Tuesday, June 30, 2015: First up, we’ll talk to Chester Wisniewski, Senior Security Advisor at Sophos, about the Federal Aviation Administration’s consideration of new cybersecurity guidelines for the airline industry. We’ll also hear from Julie Ask, VP at Forrester Research, about why Uber is acquiring some of Bing’s mapping technology. And Marketplace Senior Technology Correspondent Molly Wood joins us to talk about the future of our digital media as streaming everything becomes more popular.

A year after a devastating terrorist attack, Nairobi's Westgate Mall is to reopen partially.

A look back at the 2013 debt crisis in Cyprus. Were lessons learned that could help Greece?

Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Tuesday.

A special episode, broadcast from the Belly Up and Aspen Ideas Festival.

In a 5-4 decision, the court says the agency didn't properly consider costs.

Airing on Monday, June 29, 2015: Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal is bringing the news to you from the Aspen Ideas Festival. First: Kai talks to David Leonhardt of the New York Times about the breaking news of the day and what it has to do with mobility. Plus: mountaineer Chris Davenport and Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief content officer, talk to Kai about the mobility of content and competition.  

Greece's financial situation has helped drive up demand.

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The European financial crisis, the EPA, and body-cams in the workplace.

Governor says the commonwealth doesn't have the funds to make the July 1 payments.

Taliban threatens farmers, who also grow the crop for their own economic survival.

Airing on Monday, June 29, 2015: With banks shut down in Greece until July 6th, we’ll check in with Marketplace’s Stephen Beard for an update on the ongoing debt crisis. We’ll also talk about what a shutdown of banks looks like for Greek citizens and the implications of the country possibly exiting the eurozone. Plus, an international regulator of banks says world financial authorities may have run out of tools to fight the next financial crisis. More on that. We’ll also talk about a new study by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime that says Afghanistan is producing record amounts of opium, and the U.S. has been flooded with cheap heroin. We look at the economic reasons for opium cultivation there and what the U.S. is doing to address the problem.

Airing on Monday, June 29, 2015: First up, we’ll talk with Alex White, CEO and cofounder of Nextbigsound, on how music streaming services are changing people’s listening habit. Plus, as video-cams get better and cheaper, we’ll explore how they are spreading into a lot of workplaces unrelated to policing. We’ll also talk about mini-drones by air, land, and sea. Listen to learn more.

Industries are deploying devices for security and sometimes to monitor employees.

Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Monday.