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Apr 13, 2016

Marketplace for Wednesday, April 13, 2016

The Fed and the FDIC rejected the “living wills” of five U.S. banks; what its like to maintain a house like Downton Abbey; and a look at the growing market for kids’ football helmets

Bank of America is one of the five major banks failed to fulfill the regulatory requirement.
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WHO’s fight against Zika highlights funding issues
by Ashley Milne-Tyte
FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images
The organization's ability to tackle disease globally is hampered by under-funding.
The price of keeping up a Downton Abbey-like home
Stephen Beard/Marketplace
When you inherit a fine old house, you need to find the funds to maintain it.
GMO acreage falls — along with commodity prices
by Andy Uhler
Scott Olson/Getty Images
For crops where GMO seeds are big, they're 90 percent of the market
Banks’ living wills remain a work in progress
Davis Turner/Getty Images
Feds and financial institutions still negotiating the rules on regulation
All eyes on U.S. consumers as retail sales soften
by Annie Baxter
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Retail sales were down unexpectedly in March.
CinemaCon and what may be coming to a theater near you
by Kai Ryssdal and Adriene Hill
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for CinemaCon
Marketplace’s Adriene Hill reports from the annual movie-industry gathering
The Fed’s Beige Book is actually pretty colorful
by Kai Ryssdal
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
The publication illustrates the economy with some anecdotal notes.

Music from the episode

The Fed and the FDIC rejected the “living wills” of five U.S. banks; what its like to maintain a house like Downton Abbey; and a look at the growing market for kids’ football helmets

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Marketplace for Wednesday, April 13, 2016

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Segments From This Episode

WHO’s fight against Zika highlights funding issues

The price of keeping up a Downton Abbey-like home

GMO acreage falls — along with commodity prices

Banks’ living wills remain a work in progress

All eyes on U.S. consumers as retail sales soften

CinemaCon and what may be coming to a theater near you

The Fed’s Beige Book is actually pretty colorful

Music from the episode