Segments From This Episode

• Texas company dresses up fruitcake with pecans

  by Lauren Silverman

  A fruitcake makeover for a product with a long history

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• Georgia town boasts about its fruitcake bakery

  by Marketplace Contributor

  A look into the "Fruitcake Capital of the World"

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• Mitch McConnell wants to know what the Fed is up to

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Mitch McConnell is going after the Fed

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• Weekly Wrap: the Fed, the budget and tax codes

  by Kai Ryssdal

  David Gura and Jo Ling Kent join Kai Ryssdal to recap the week that was.

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• How movie theaters will make the most of ‘Star Wars’

  by Adriene Hill

  Tapping the profit potential of a blockbuster goes way beyond ticket sales.

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• Free shipping day: why not year-round?

  by Amy Scott

  Many major retailers offer free delivery by Christmas Eve with no minimum buy.

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• A conversation with a Federal Reserve Governor

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks with Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve

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• Women CFOs barely out-earn their male peers, here’s why

  by Sally Herships

  There's a "crack in the glass ceiling," but not in overall pay equity.

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