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Nov 25, 2016

Marketplace for Friday, November 25, 2016

Thanks for taking a break from your holiday shopping to be with us this Black Friday. We’ll start with the Weekly Wrap and talk about — what else? — consumer confidence and early spending numbers for the holiday weekend. Then we’ll look at how secure those purchases are now that we’ve made the switch to chip cards, and the opportunities for seasonal work this holiday season. Plus, American car makers in China and the resurgence of Funfetti.

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U.S. automakers’ push into China faces hurdles
by Adam Allington
JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images
Big American trucks used to be banned, and they're still subject to high tariffs, but GM and Ford seem to think the time is right.
The unemployed could have an opportunity in seasonal work
by Marielle Segarra
Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images
Employers are looking for help, but a lot of people have jobs. That means stores will need to start looking at workers they may have ignored.
We have the chips, but how safe is online shopping?
by Annie Baxter
Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images
You're still an easy target online, where so much holiday shopping actually happens.
Weekly Wrap: It’s that time of year again
by Molly Wood
Cardiff Garcia of FT Alphaville and John Carney of the Wall Street Journal join us on Black Friday to talk about — what else? — consumer confidence, and more.

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Marketplace for Friday, November 25, 2016

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Segments From This Episode

U.S. automakers’ push into China faces hurdles

The unemployed could have an opportunity in seasonal work

We have the chips, but how safe is online shopping?

Weekly Wrap: It’s that time of year again