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Oct 21, 2016

Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, October 21, 2016

On today’s show, we’ll talk about British American Tobacco’s offer to purchase Reynolds American, which would make it the world’s largest publicly traded tobacco company. Plus, we’ll also examine data that show a surge in the construction of single-family homes, and look at the danger North Dakota’s bees may be facing.

Camel cigarettes, manufactured by Reynolds Amercian, at a tobacco shop in San Francisco, California.
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Soon, the house next door could be a rental
by Mitchell Hartman
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
One in four single-family homes is now investor-owned, and rented by a tenant. And that percentage is increasing.
Will honey bees stay sweet on North Dakota?
by Annie Baxter
Annie Baxter/Marketplace
Corn and soybean production is eating into North Dakota's great bee habitats.
Starbucks doubles down on China
by Reema Khrais
MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images
The company plans to open more than 2,000 additional stores in the next five years.
Fighting fire with tweets: California uses social media to save lives
by Marketplace Contributor
Scott Cohn
Getting accurate information onto the website and social media — and satisfying the public’s voracious appetite for news — requires an army of public information officers in the field.
The British pound’s drop to a historic low
by Mark Garrison
The British pound, Starbucks' push into China, and social media as a way to fight fires.

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Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, October 21, 2016

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Segments From This Episode

Soon, the house next door could be a rental

Will honey bees stay sweet on North Dakota?

Starbucks doubles down on China

Fighting fire with tweets: California uses social media to save lives

The British pound’s drop to a historic low