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Feb 3, 2016

Marketplace for Wednesday, February 3, 2016

The first installment of our “My Economy” series on the El Paso and Juarez border; how one college is fighting the freshman 15 with Fitbits; and explaining why the market is so volatile.

Maria's view from the front steps of her apartment is that of El Paso's skyline, a daily reminder of the life she used to live.
Tommy Andres

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Segments From This Episode

Sumner Redstone resigns as CBS chairman
by Kai Ryssdal
Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
The 92-year-old announced his resignation on Wednesday
Schools fight back against the freshman 15
by Nova Safo
BTNHD Production/Flickr
Oral Roberts University requires incoming freshman to use activity trackers.
TPP gets ceremonial signing in New Zealand
by Kai Ryssdal and Tracey Samuelson
Fiona Goodall/Getty Images
But the signatures are only one in many more steps toward finalizing the trade deal
Investigating homegrown terrorism in ‘United States of Jihad’
by Kai Ryssdal
Peter Bergen discusses his new book
My Economy: The divided life of business at the border
by Kai Ryssdal
Tommy Andres
When you live on an international border, the global economy is the local economy.
Market volatility, at the atomic level
by Mark Garrison
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Volatility is millions of little choices made by a giant community of investors.

Music from the episode

The first installment of our “My Economy” series on the El Paso and Juarez border; how one college is fighting the freshman 15 with Fitbits; and explaining why the market is so volatile.

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Marketplace for Wednesday, February 3, 2016

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Segments From This Episode

Sumner Redstone resigns as CBS chairman

Schools fight back against the freshman 15

TPP gets ceremonial signing in New Zealand

Investigating homegrown terrorism in ‘United States of Jihad’

My Economy: The divided life of business at the border

Market volatility, at the atomic level

Music from the episode