Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, August 22, 2016

Segments From This Episode

• What’s the future of ‘the American dream’?

  by David Brancaccio

  

  When it comes to shaping the country's future, it's important to ask what we're aiming for.

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• Changes are coming to the federal student aid form

  by Amy Scott

  

  Students can begin filing the FAFSA three months earlier this year, on Oct. 1.

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• In Baton Rouge, big brands come to help — and get known

  by Marketplace Contributor

  

  Tide, Duracell and Clorox are just some of the brand names flocking to the region.

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• In Japan, seniors are half of all welfare recipients

  by Adam Allington

  

  A growing number of seniors, and not enough workers, has put stress on pensions.

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• Deciphering the future of interest rate hikes

  by David Brancaccio

  Developments in the ChemChina-Syngenta deal, interest rates, FAFSA, and the Louisiana floods.

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• ChemChina one step closer to acquiring Syngenta

  by Andy Uhler

  

  The deal is worth $43 billion.

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