Marketplace for Friday, January 8, 2016

Segments From This Episode

• Hero Norway earns millions housing refugees

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Hero Norway is a for-profit that made millions housing refugees in 2015.

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• Weekly Wrap: A bumpy start to 2016

  by Kai Ryssdal

  David Gura and Leigh Gallagher join Kai Ryssdal to recap the week that was.

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• The Force is strong in the job market

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Did the Force awaken jobs in the entertainment industry?

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• For sale: A slice of Saudi Arabia’s oil company

  by Scott Tong

  The kingdom needs cash — and the assets of Saudi Aramco are enormous

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• Everybody’s got an opinion on why wages are stuck

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  There's good news in the jobs report. But the news isn't so good for wages.

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• Unemployment is low — but many aren’t looking anymore

  by Mitchell Hartman

  Millions of prime-age workers have left the labor force since the recession. What are they doing, and how are they making ends meet?

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• "Bitcoin Boulevard" no longer booming

  by Marketplace Contributor

  When businesses in a Cleveland suburb began accepting bitcoin, the response was huge

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