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Nov 1, 2013

Marketplace for Friday, November 1, 2013

A boost to food stamps funding leftover from the government’s 2009 stimulus package is expiring. How will families, grocery stores, and corporate America feel the pain? The Container Store’s share price doubled shortly after its IPO this morning. Some might think that high-end organizing is a sign the economy is doing well. And Marketplace’s Queena Kim goes on a mission to find out what the Google Barge is all about … or not. 

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A boost to food stamps funding leftover from the government’s 2009 stimulus package is expiring. How will families, grocery stores, and corporate America feel the pain? The Container Store’s share price doubled shortly after its IPO this morning. Some might think that high-end organizing is a sign the economy is doing well. And Marketplace’s Queena Kim goes on a mission to find out what the Google Barge is all about … or not. 

Marketplace for Friday, November 1, 2013