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Mar 20, 2014

Marketplace for Thursday, March 20, 2014

Air BnB is going public. The company has been a raging success, but there are risks. Regulators are clamping down on it, the taxman is looking askance, and it’s going up against some entrenched and very powerful lobbies (like the entire hotel business, hello!). Next: President Obama appears on the Ellen show today to plug Obamacare. It appears the President has ditched the bully pulpit and is personally delivering his message to a “connected-but-distracted” generation. Swatting away criticism that it’s “un-presidential”, his advisors say it’s an important demographic to reach, and he’s willing to take an unconventional route to reach them. Finally: A look at the sanctions put in play by Russia and the U.S.   

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Air BnB is going public. The company has been a raging success, but there are risks. Regulators are clamping down on it, the taxman is looking askance, and it’s going up against some entrenched and very powerful lobbies (like the entire hotel business, hello!). Next: President Obama appears on the Ellen show today to plug Obamacare. It appears the President has ditched the bully pulpit and is personally delivering his message to a “connected-but-distracted” generation. Swatting away criticism that it’s “un-presidential”, his advisors say it’s an important demographic to reach, and he’s willing to take an unconventional route to reach them. Finally: A look at the sanctions put in play by Russia and the U.S.