Marketplace for Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Segments From This Episode

• USPS can now send you pictures of your mail via email

  by Kai Ryssdal

  You can now get a picture of your mail before actually receiving it .

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• Job fair encourages girls to get into trades

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Teenage girls in California consider jobs in construction.

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• Where there’s treasure, there’s lawyers

  Colombia announces its found a 300-year-old ship full of treasure. And lawsuits.

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• Why politicians still run so many TV ads

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  TV is still king of political advertising. Here's why.

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• For musicians, holiday gigs provide critical income

  by Jim Burress

  Atlanta's airport is bringing in local musicians to help travelers de-stress.

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• Advertising shifts focus toward data

  by Sally Herships

  Ad companies are more interested in what you search on Google and Facebook.

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• Alphabet introduces Verily, a private medical research company

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Why are some tech companies starting up in-house medical research companies?

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