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Apr 28, 2016

Marketplace for Thursday, April 28, 2016

Puerto Rico needs to make a $422 million payment on its bonds, but it’s a payment it can’t afford; Facebook will create a new class of shares to sell to investors that don’t give investors voting power; and how the Halloween “scare industry” is at work year-round.  

The Puerto Rican flag flies near the island's Capitol building in San Juan. With another debt deadline looming, health care has become an important issue to be addressed, especially for Puerto Ricans enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid.
The Puerto Rican flag flies near the island's Capitol building in San Juan. With another debt deadline looming, health care has become an important issue to be addressed, especially for Puerto Ricans enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid.
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Puerto Rico needs to make a $422 million payment on its bonds, but it’s a payment it can’t afford; Facebook will create a new class of shares to sell to investors that don’t give investors voting power; and how the Halloween “scare industry” is at work year-round.