Marketplace for Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Segments From This Episode

• Alaskans faced with the first recession in decades

  by Marketplace Contributor

  

  The state has lost more than 2,000 jobs in the energy industry in the last year.

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• Theresa May becomes UK Prime Minister

  

  Britain's second woman PM draws comparisons with Margaret Thatcher but is very different.

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• Germany is in negative territory

  by Tracey Samuelson

  

  For the first time, a Eurozone country issues negative-yield bonds. Who buys them?

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• Is Brazil really ready for the Olympics?

  by Kai Ryssdal

  

  Just weeks away from the games, the government is facing a laundry list of issues.

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• Line messaging app enters an overcrowded market

  by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood

  

  Too many apps, so little time.

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• How would Mr. Robot market ‘Mr. Robot’?

  by Ashley Milne-Tyte

  

  The hacker drama gave fans a teasing taste of what's to come

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• Stock buybacks break records, prop up markets

  

  Fat with cash, companies are driving up their share prices.

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• It’s that time again: the Fed’s Beige Book is out

  by Kai Ryssdal

  

  Fun anecdotes for economy nerds

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