Marketplace for Thursday, November 5, 2015

Segments From This Episode

• My Economy: What full employment actually looks like

  by Kai Ryssdal, Tommy Andres and Bridget Bodnar

  

  Manufacturing in Alabama and hopes for the future.

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• El Niño blamed for spike in global food prices

  by Annie Baxter

  Heavy rains caused by El Niño are hurting crops in some parts of the world.

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• Retailers are competing — for holiday workers

  by Andy Uhler

  More of them work in shipping rather than in the store.

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• Why you probably won’t be audited by the IRS

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  If you’re really rich or really poor, you’re more likely to hear from the IRS.

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• A glimpse at the nitty-gritty of the giant trade deal

  by Tracey Samuelson

  The text includes details on tariffs on a slew of incredibly specific goods.

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• Large companies stoke the fires in Indonesia’s peatlands

  by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova

  Vegetation has been cleared by burning for years, but now it’s out of control.

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