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Jul 16, 2015

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Airing on Thursday, July 16, 2015: Canada weathered the financial crisis better than most countries, but it also went all in on oil production. So now that oil prices have fallen by half, the economy is also falling, and Canada is in recession. Plus: There’s a serious challenge to the all-powerful family that controls Samsung. An American hedge fund is fighting for a merger it calls a bad deal for shareholders. Samsung is pulling out all the stops to win the vote, which happens Thursday night.

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Economic sanctions in Russia: Have they worked?
by Molly Wood
Molly Wood talks to Olga Smirnova of the BBC.
The economics…. of sleep?
by Molly Wood
'Early to bed, early to rise' really does have a wealth effect, researchers find.
De Blasio is pushing Uber’s buttons
by Molly Wood
A new app option simulates wait time if NYC mayor's plan to cap cars goes through.
Password sharing’s open secret
by Mark Garrison
Why aren’t the players cracking down? Some see value in freeloaders.
Could those OPM hacks lead to security updates?
by Molly Wood and Bridget Bodnar
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Some officials affected by the breach have the power to budget for improvements.
Some schools are still testing students for drug use
by Gigi Douban
The tests are legal, but their effectiveness is questionable.
Oil slump takes Canada into recession
by Adam Allington
Declines in exports are the cause. The rest of the economy is holding up.
Chaebol versus the shareholders
by Sally Herships
There’s a serious challenge to the all-powerful family that controls Samsung.

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