Marketplace for Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Segments From This Episode

• The Curse (and trend) of Tommy John

  by Molly Wood

  

  Yahoo Sports Columnist Jeff Passan looks at baseball's billion dollar injury crisis.

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• Happy Saudi cows eat California alfalfa

  by Jed Kim

  

  California may be in a drought, but it will export alfalfa to Saudi Arabia

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• North Carolina law draws fire from tech companies

  

  The bottom line and corporate values intertwine in broad opposition to several laws.

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• Controversial civil forfeiture program back in action

  by Marketplace Contributor

  

  Under federal and state law, police can seize cash if they suspect a crime.

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• What does Nest’s shutdown of Revolv mean for the future of smart home tech?

  by Andy Uhler

  

  The company kills the home automation hub and its users are pissed.

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• How ‘American Idol’ changed music and TV

  by Adriene Hill, Sarah Menendez and Tony Wagner

  

  It's almost impossible to overstate the show's influence in the past 15 years.

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• The only way to stop inversions might be tax reform

  by Dan Gorenstein

  

  The Pfizer-Allergan merger is out, but what about inversions across the board?

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• FAA says it might be OK for drones to fly over you

  by Molly Wood

  

  What could go wrong?

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