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Sep 8, 2016

Marketplace for Thursday, September 8, 2016

New anti-discrimination policies at Airbnb, new oil in West Texas and a new, post-software HP. Plus: Pumpkin Spice Lattes and why investors are falling back in love with junk bonds.

Apache Corporation discovered more than 2 billion barrels of oil and 75 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in West Texas. — Apache Corporation discovered more than 2 billion barrels of oil and 75 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in West Texas.
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Segments From This Episode

The funeral business? Eternally healthy
by Gigi Douban
Gigi Douban/Marketplace
But finding younger mortuary workers is a challenge.
New oil find in West Texas holds off ‘peak oil’ again
by Scott Tong
OMAR TORRES/AFP/Getty Images
The oil was found in a region heavily drilled for nearly a century.
Tobacco farmers see green in indigo
by Marketplace Contributor
Emily Siner, WPLN
One company offers growers a way to raise the dye plant instead.
A private, global super court you’ve probably never heard of
by Molly Wood
Investor-state dispute settlements give corporations enormous power over countries.
HP waves goodbye to its software side in $8.8 billion deal
by Molly Wood and Bridget Bodnar
Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Why does a little-known British company think its worth that much?
Why junk bonds are back in vogue
by Mark Garrison
Mark Wilson/Getty Images
In a search for yield, investors are turning to these relatively risky investments.
Airbnb cracks down on bias — but at what cost?
by Dan Gorenstein
Wikimedia Commons
The company doesn't have to lose it's identity by minimizing the use of photos, consultant says.
It’s not even fall, and pumpkin spice is ruling Instagram
by Molly Wood
hirotomo t/Flickr via Creative Commons
Sorry, Kai.

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New anti-discrimination policies at Airbnb, new oil in West Texas and a new, post-software HP. Plus: Pumpkin Spice Lattes and why investors are falling back in love with junk bonds.