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Dec 15, 2015

Marketplace for Tuesday, December 15, 2015

An interview with former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers about the upcoming interest rate hike; how the LAUSD shutdown affected parents’ work days; and the effort to restore ties between U.S. and Cuba baseball programs.

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Segments From This Episode

What Larry Summers thinks about raising interest rates
by Kai Ryssdal
The former Treasury secretary has been vocal in his opposition to rate hikes.
The black market for campaign email lists
by Kai Ryssdal
A Politico story looks into the lucrative market for candidate donor emails.
The state of the WTO in three metaphors
by Tracey Samuelson
WTO revisits Doha Agenda…14 years later
Major League baseball tries to repeat history in Cuba
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Major league executives and players are in Cuba to restore ties.
The cost of healthcare is based on where you live
by Kai Ryssdal, Dan Gorenstein and Mukta Mohan
A look at how healthcare monopolies affect the price of care
Los Angeles schools closed after attack threat
by Andy Uhler
The Los Angeles School District today closed schools to protect students and employees' safety.
There’s no one magic number for the Fed
by Annie Baxter
We're as sure as we can be that a rate hike is going to happen, but how big will it be?

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Marketplace for Tuesday, December 15, 2015

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Segments From This Episode

What Larry Summers thinks about raising interest rates

The black market for campaign email lists

The state of the WTO in three metaphors

Major League baseball tries to repeat history in Cuba

The cost of healthcare is based on where you live

Los Angeles schools closed after attack threat

There’s no one magic number for the Fed

Music from the episode