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Apr 12, 2016

Marketplace for Tuesday, April 12, 2016

In Missouri, the squabble between government officials and residents over red light cameras; Marketplace’s Scott Tong continues his series “The Resource Curse” on Venezuela; and why Goldman-Sachs has agreed to a 5 billion dollar settlement with the US Department if Justice

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Segments From This Episode

A bad mix for Venezuela: oil and Chavez
by Scott Tong
Jorge Galino/Marketplace
The socialist president used oil revenue to buy support for his regime and now the country is suffering for it
Are red light cameras for safety or making money?
by Marketplace Contributor
Paul Sableman
St. Louis officials hope to restart a controversial red light camera program
Europe goes after corporate tax avoidance
by Annie Baxter
The EU wants multinational firms to disclose tax and financial data on a country-by-country basis.
Why banks’ billion-dollar settlements add up to less
by Tracey Samuelson
Chris Hondros/Getty Images
The penalty portion is pretty straightforward. Then it gets squishy.
Verizon’s union workers face a changing landscape
by Nova Safo
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
The unions represent workers in the wireline business, which is shrinking.
How Atlanta’s BeltLine went from train tracks to green space
by Kai Ryssdal
Ryan Gravel on his new book “Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities.”
How to make money killing zombies
by Kai Ryssdal
Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
Because the world just needed more zombie content.

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Marketplace for Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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Segments From This Episode

A bad mix for Venezuela: oil and Chavez

Are red light cameras for safety or making money?

Europe goes after corporate tax avoidance

Why banks’ billion-dollar settlements add up to less

Verizon’s union workers face a changing landscape

How Atlanta’s BeltLine went from train tracks to green space

How to make money killing zombies

Music from the episode