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Dec 25, 2015

Marketplace for Friday, December 25, 2015

Marketplace’s entertainment correspondent Adriene Hill guest hosts; a look inside the quickly growing charity start-up space; why bosses are jerks; and a bus tour with Lowe’s executives through underdeveloped communities.

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How all those elves made it into everyone’s living room shelves
by Adriene Hill, Mukta Mohan and Daisy Palacios
Mark Baylor/flickr/Creative Commons
The "Elf on the Shelf" is relatively new but it's has quickly become a tradition in many households.
Big box office pays off big for online ticket sites
by Kimberly Adams
Mobile apps and growing demand for reservations is boosting sites like Fandango.
Americans buy 90 million pounds of marshmallows a year
by Adriene Hill
It's a marshmallow world out there, people.
Charitable giving gets a big boost on the web
by Mitchell Hartman
Online giving is growing by double-digits annually — but many mainstream charities haven't adapted to the new digital environment.

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Marketplace for Friday, December 25, 2015

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Segments From This Episode

How all those elves made it into everyone’s living room shelves

Big box office pays off big for online ticket sites

Americans buy 90 million pounds of marshmallows a year

Charitable giving gets a big boost on the web