Marketplace for Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Segments From This Episode

• Phil Knight on how he got the iconic Nike swoosh for $35

  by Kai Ryssdal

  

  Nike co-founder Phil Knight talks with Kai Ryssdal about his new memoir “Shoe Dog”

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• The battle over industrial water pollution in Alabama

  by Gigi Douban

  

  If new EPA regulations set stricter standards for some chemicals, water agencies could face costly clean-up measures

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• Would a Puerto Rico default hurt all municipal bonds?

  by Andy Uhler

  

  Puerto Rico is threatening to default on the most highly secured type of bond, the general obligation bond

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• There’s a reason trade is a divisive election issue

  by Tracey Samuelson

  

  Research shows voters who have been hurt by foreign competition are more extreme.

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• Why your online memories are massive energy guzzlers

  by Lauren Silverman

  

  The hunt is on for data storage centers which use energy more efficiently

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• There are only two companies left with triple A credit ratings

  by Kai Ryssdal

  

  Guess who

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• What are tech companies doing to stop distracted driving?

  by Dan Gorenstein

  

  Distracted driving is a public health crisis. But there are no easy fixes.

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