Segments From This Episode

• Did popularity of Marc Jacobs bags hurt Louis Vuitton?

  by Conrad Wilson

  What happens to a luxury brand when its exclusivity is exhausted?

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• Government shutdown 2013 and the (sometimes) lowly contractor

  by Dan Weissmann

  There are 800,000 government workers who aren't being paid. But how about the hundreds of thousands of government contractors?

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• Are the health exchanges accessible to those in the Latino community?

  by Stephen Keppel

  The online health care exchange plans are getting special attention in the Latino community.

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• A look at the employment challenges facing Millennials

  by Mark Garrison

  Jeremy Feador is a 27-year-old part-time worker in Cleveland, Ohio, and has been struggling to find full-time employment.

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• Dessert wars — an iconic pie is victorious in trademark settlement agreement

  by Mark Garrison

  The end of a delicious trademark dispute involving an iconic dessert and a fried chicken legend.

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• Tesla in hot water after its car catches on fire

  by David Gura

  Electric car maker Tesla saw a drop in its shares yesterday after a video of one of its cars that caught on fire went viral.

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• Weekly jobless claims rose slightly to 308,000

  by Diane Swonk

  Weekly jobless claims rose slightly, but still a bit lower than expected.

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• American companies plan to cut 40,000 jobs

  by Mark Garrison

  According to a new report from Challenger, Gray and Christmas.

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• Government shutdown impacts private companies too

  by Mark Garrison

  The shutdown isn't only affecting federal employees — the private sector is struggling too.

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• PODCAST: Marc Jacobs and Millennials

  by Mark Garrison

  Weekly jobless claims went up a bit. A look at the employment challenges facing Millennials. And what happens to a luxury brand when its exclusivity is exhausted?

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