Marketplace for Thursday, May 16, 2013

Segments From This Episode

• Have we entered cupcake deflation?

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Cupcake prices have dropped eight-tenths of a percent over the past year.

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• Japan’s economy grows under Shinzo Abe’s leadership

  by Rupert Wingfield-Hayes

  Policies taken by the head of Japan are helping the country finally bounce back after decades of trouble. But is it enough — and will it continue?

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• Orbiting Kepler telescope may be unable to gather more data

  by Sally Herships

  Space scientists say Kepler has already found enough potential and confirmed planets to keep them busy for years.

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• Will dollars follow the stem cell breakthrough?

  by Dan Gorenstein

  Researchers have figured out how to clone human embryonic stems cells, which can be used to develop tissue for many uses. Will investors jump in?

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• Bitcoin blow: U.S. government freezes funds to trade the digital currency

  by Queena Kim

  The U.S. has made its first move to crackdown on Bitcoin, by using anti-money laundering laws to freeze funds of the biggest Bitcoin trading exchange.

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• The problem of the IRS’s dwindling credibility

  by David Gura

  The IRS was already in trouble even before this current scandal

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• Luring developers to rebuild on polluted land

  by Jim Burress

  Sometimes the government has to kick in to convince developers to reclaim "brownfield" sites. The EPA says it's developed a good partnership in Atlanta.

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• Donald Rumsfeld on Iraq

  by Kai Ryssdal

  The former U.S. defense secretary shares lessons on politics and business.

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