Marketplace for Thursday, May 26, 2016

Segments From This Episode

• The business of backing other people’s lawsuits for profit

  by Annie Baxter

  

  Investors pay a lawsuit's costs with the goal of sharing in a judgment.

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• Trump talks energy in anxious oil country

  by Leigh Paterson

  

  In North Dakota, oil workers worry about low prices and rising pressure from climate change.

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• Candidates and parties join to solicit bigger checks

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  A legal change since the last election paved the way for even larger donations.

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• Global productivity numbers are in — cue the sad trombone sounds

  by Kai Ryssdal

  

  The rates stays low, even years after the recession. Is this the new normal or a bad sign for the economy?

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• Georgia’s HERO drivers reduce road rage on highways

  by Marketplace Contributor

  

  Georgia's Highway Emergency Response Operators keep the highways flowing smoothly

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• What Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have in common

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  

  There's a lot, actually.

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• What teachers in Greece think about the latest bailout

  by Kai Ryssdal

  

  Many students don’t see a future for themselves in Greece, according to two educators.

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• Kimojis, Sheenojis…Kaimojis?

  by Kai Ryssdal

  

  Everyone's getting on the custom emoji bandwagon. Why not Kai?

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