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Jun 1, 2016

Marketplace for Wednesday, June 1, 2016

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warns that the global economy is falling into a “low-growth trap”; Disney reportedly orders reshoots for the new Star Wars movie, “Rogue One”; and Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz follows up with one of the women profiled in his new book “Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams along a Shanghai Road.”

Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios Alan Horn. — Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios Alan Horn.
Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney

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Segments From This Episode

Political donations from hedge funds reach record high
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Political donations from hedge funds up 50% so far this presidential election.
An expensive real-estate seminar isn’t how to get rich
by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Thos Robinson/Getty Images
Real-estate seminars with high-pressure salesmen take place across the country every week.
Americans in Britain divided over Brexit
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Americans in Britain differ over whether the country should leave the EU.
The empire orders re-shoots
by Jed Kim
Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney
How significant is it if, as reported, Disney wants re-shoots on the next Star Wars movie?
Why the global economy is stuck in a ‘low-growth trap’
by Tracey Samuelson
And what policymakers should do about it.
Forbes drops Theranos CEO’s net worth to zero
by Kai Ryssdal
JP Yim/Getty Images
From $4.5 billion to nothing.

Music from the episode

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warns that the global economy is falling into a “low-growth trap”; Disney reportedly orders reshoots for the new Star Wars movie, “Rogue One”; and Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz follows up with one of the women profiled in his new book “Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams along a Shanghai Road.”