Marketplace for Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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• World Food Prize goes to Monsanto executive

  by Kai Ryssdal

  "For his work in developing and improving genetically modified crops," said the president of the World Food Prize Foundation.

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• Sorry to say, but an apology costs money

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  SEC chairman Mary Jo White is pushing for more admissions of wrongdoing in cases of widespread harm to investors .

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• Work from home, get distracted

  by Alex Schmidt

  With enough planning — and maybe some soundproofing — some are still finding ways to get their work done at home.

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• Can the NBA sell Obamacare?

  by Scott Tong

  Why would a sports league — or any business — want to be identified with the controversial law that provides insurance to the uninsured.

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• Fast-fashion H&M slow to take its clothes online

  by Adriene Hill

  Fast-fashion retailer H&M took a long time to start online sales in the U.S. When you start late, you have to get it right.

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• Why forks in your office kitchen keep disappearing

  by Audrey Quinn

  One reason kitchen supplies are harder to keep stocked? U.S. companies have cut about a million office support positions.

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• New York restaurant owner says tips not needed

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Sushi Yasuda argues that staff at the Japanese restaurant in Manhattan are paid a fair wage and don’t need tips to compensate for low pay.

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• You hate my job: Giving out parking tickets

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Marketplace profiles people paid to do work that can make life miserable for others.

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