Marketplace for Thursday, October 6, 2016

Segments From This Episode

• Is McDonald’s at fault for franchisee labor practices?

  by Sally Herships

  

  A new trend in labor law says companies can be held accountable when problems occur

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• Thomas Dolby on bringing pop sensibilities to Silicon Valley

  by Molly Wood

  

  Thomas Dolby talks about starting a tech company after retiring from his popstar career.

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• Samsung’s reputation on the line

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  A new incident involving a Samsung smartphone overheating on an airplane raises questions about the company's global recall of the Galaxy Note 7.

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• Snapchat is reportedly prepping a $25 billion IPO

  by Molly Wood

  

  It would be the biggest U.S. initial public offering since Alibaba in 2014.

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• Health problems can make running from Hurricane Matthew more complicated

  by Dan Gorenstein

  

  A half million Americans who rely on oxygen tanks, cardiac devices and more live in the storm's path.

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• Finding unregistered voters can be a costly process

  by Marketplace Contributor

  

  In many places it costs a lot to register voters who are not already signed up to vote, and that leaves a lot of people out of the democratic process.

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