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Jun 16, 2016

Marketplace for Thursday, June 16, 2016

Continuing our series, the Price of Profits, this time we take a look at activist investors; BBC’s Chris Page reports on what people in Northern Ireland think about a possible Brexit; and why egg producers say they will end the practice of culling male chicks

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A plan to make egg production more humane
by Gigi Douban
IROZ GAIZKA/AFP/Getty Images
Hundreds of millions of male chicks are destroyed each year.
Rent rises nudge CPI higher
by Andy Uhler
Scott Olson/Getty Images
Rent has been increasing faster than inflation for years, now.
Former CEO weighs in on shareholder value
by Kai Ryssdal
Credit: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton
Bill George says a company should be driven by a mission, not a stock price.
British Parliament member Jo Cox murdered amid Brexit turmoil
by Kai Ryssdal
NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP/Getty Images
What the recent violence might say about the mood in Britain leading up to referendum.
You and me? We want to maximize shareholder value, too
by Scott Tong
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
A lot of the money behind activist investors comes from pension funds and mutual funds.
Phrases Goldman Sachs probably doesn’t want to see employees using
by Kai Ryssdal
Chris Hondros/Getty Images
Your companies read your emails, people.

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Marketplace for Thursday, June 16, 2016

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Segments From This Episode

A plan to make egg production more humane

Rent rises nudge CPI higher

Former CEO weighs in on shareholder value

British Parliament member Jo Cox murdered amid Brexit turmoil

You and me? We want to maximize shareholder value, too

Phrases Goldman Sachs probably doesn’t want to see employees using

Music from the episode