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Jul 1, 2015

Marketplace for Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Airing on Wednesday, July 1, 2015: Puerto Rico is in dire financial straits. So what, you might shrug. Well, if any of your money is invested in a municipal bond fund, you might own Puerto Rican bonds, and they could take a hit. Marketplace’s Adam Allington finds out who’s vulnerable. Next: Speaking today in Tennessee, President Obama will try to court conservative states to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. We unpack his sales pitch on using federal dollars to help states’ bottom lines.

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Under the radar: Baltimore’s ‘informal’ economy
by Caitlin Esch
Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Being a small business owner here comes with a host of challenges.
Bobby Bonilla’s $1,193,248.20 yearly check
by Kai Ryssdal
What Bernie Madoff has to do with the retired baseball player.
My first job: Soda Jerk
by Mukta Mohan and Hayley Hershman
Barry Friedman recalls the rich rewards of earning 90 cents an hour.
U.S. investors could take a hit on Puerto Rican bonds
by Adam Allington
Is the island territory, with $72 billion debt, our Greece?
Macy’s is the latest brand to dump Trump
by Scott Tong
Other business partners are distancing themselves from the presidential candidate.
Checking in with the secretary of commerce
by Daisy Palacios and Kai Ryssdal
Linly Lin/Marketplace
Kai talks to Penny Pritzker about the Export-Import bank and TPP.
The Obamacare sales pitch
by Dan Gorenstein
The president is courting conservative states to expand Medicaid.
Donna Karan leaves behind a fashion legacy
by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
The designer is stepping down from her self-titled fashion line.

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