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Apr 27, 2016

Marketplace for Wednesday, April 27, 2016

An interview with Yanis Varoufakis the former finance minister of Greece; why the nation’s highest-producing oilfield in west Texas hasn’t seen a drop in production until now; and how unseasonably warm weather is affecting blueberry farmers

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis presents his ministry's new secretaries at a press conference in Athens on March 4, 2015. Strapped for cash and under pressure to deliver on reforms, Greece's new radical government has ruffled feathers in Brussels by not respecting the diplomatic niceties of the negotiating table. — Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis presents his ministry's new secretaries at a press conference in Athens on March 4, 2015. Strapped for cash and under pressure to deliver on reforms, Greece's new radical government has ruffled feathers in Brussels by not respecting the diplomatic niceties of the negotiating table.
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Segments From This Episode

Comcast — it’s so much more than cable
by Kimberly Adams
Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Comcast
Talk of Comcast buying Dreamworks shows the cable company has big plans.
How West Texas is surviving the oil bust
by Lorne Matalon
$A frack operation in the Permian Basin of Texas, the nation's highest-producing oilfield. The Basin was once the floor of an ancient seabed that today is laden with hydrocarbons.$
Lorne Matalon/Marketplace
The nation's highest-producing oilfield in west Texas hasn't seen a drop in production. Until now.
49ers ahead of NFL on diversity efforts
by Jed Kim
Norm Hall/Getty Images
The San Francisco team will increase interviews with women for business-side openings.
Former Greek finance minister wants to keep Europe out of an economic ‘abyss’
by Kai Ryssdal
LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images
Yanis Varoufakis talks about his new book: “And the Weak Suffer What They Must?: Europe's Crisis and America's Economic Future.”
Why SWIFT is a tempting target for hackers
by Tracey Samuelson
A little-known piece of the global banking system strengthens its security.
Battling frost in Washington’s blueberry heartland
by Marketplace Contributor
Anna King/Northwest News Network
Blueberries are budding in a warm spring, but frosty nights can take a hefty toll
Buffalos, not humans, are the national mammal of the United States
by Kai Ryssdal
Carlo Allegri/Getty Images
Congress voted on it and everything

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An interview with Yanis Varoufakis the former finance minister of Greece; why the nation’s highest-producing oilfield in west Texas hasn’t seen a drop in production until now; and how unseasonably warm weather is affecting blueberry farmers