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Mar 11, 2016

Marketplace for Friday, March 11, 2016

How a small business recovered after devastating damages from the tsunami; controversy at the Iditarod race about a rule change; and the weekly wrap of business and economic news.

Smile Smile Taxi owner Matsuo Sato stands in front of his new fleet of dump trucks and heavy construction machinery. Sato invested in these vehicles to capitalize on the rebuilding of the region. — Smile Smile Taxi owner Matsuo Sato stands in front of his new fleet of dump trucks and heavy construction machinery. Sato invested in these vehicles to capitalize on the rebuilding of the region.
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Segments From This Episode

Explaining low interest rates with country music
by Kai Ryssdal
Ann Shayne
From the man that brought you a country jig about inflation.
Does trade kill jobs or create them? Yes.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Trade both creates and destroys jobs
Iditarod rule change limits what mushers can say
by Marketplace Contributor
Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Mushers can't make statements “injurious…to the best interests of the race”
Big three credit ratings agencies still hold a huge amount of power
by Kai Ryssdal
Why are Moody's, Fitch and S&P so resilient?
How much do charities’ overheads matter?
by Scott Tong
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
Charities overheads differ starkly but may not be a big determinant of who gives.
Weekly Wrap: the ECB and interest rates
by Kai Ryssdal
Nela Richardson and John Carney join Kai to recap the week that was.
Five years after tsunami, taxi company still fighting
by Rob Schmitz
Rob Schmitz/Marketplace
Sendai's Smile Smile Taxi rebuilds its business 5 years after Japan's disaster.

Music from the episode

How a small business recovered after devastating damages from the tsunami; controversy at the Iditarod race about a rule change; and the weekly wrap of business and economic news.