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Jun 15, 2016

Marketplace for Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Our series “The Price of Profits” continues, as we explore why companies are gorging on their own shares and how the idea of “maximizing shareholder value” reshaped the pharmaceutical industry. Plus, an interview with chef Geoffrey Zakarian.

A cleaner sweeping the dealing floor of the New York Stock Exchange, circa 1935. — A cleaner sweeping the dealing floor of the New York Stock Exchange, circa 1935.
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Cooking with chef Geoffrey Zakarian at Georgie in Beverly Hills
by Kai Ryssdal
Nancy Farghalli/Marketplace
The New York chef and Food Network personality made his way to the West Coast with Georgie and the Garden Bar.
Early consumer credit warning signs
by Ashley Milne-Tyte
DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images
Some banks may be lending to consumers who shouldn't be borrowing.
Equities exodus doesn’t mean a failing economy
by Jed Kim
GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images
The first quarter of 2016 saw about a $60 billion retreat from equities.
Outback adds 2,360 calories worth of Bloomin’ Onion to its menu
by Kai Ryssdal
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
All your daily calories in one vegetable!
Pharma: an industry shaped by shareholder value
by Dan Bobkoff
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Big drug companies today have remade their business models.

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Our series “The Price of Profits” continues, as we explore why companies are gorging on their own shares and how the idea of “maximizing shareholder value” reshaped the pharmaceutical industry. Plus, an interview with chef Geoffrey Zakarian.