Marketplace for Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Segments From This Episode

• Northwest wheat fetching low prices because of low starch content

  by Marketplace Contributor

  

  Many Washington and Idaho wheat farmers are struggling this year because of a crop problem that’s eating away the starch inside kernels.

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• What 100 different jobs tell us about why we work

  by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar

  

  A look at The Atlantic's series, "Inside Jobs," interviews with people about how they make a living.

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• Are we on the verge of supersonic travel again?

  by Sally Herships

  

  The Concorde may be gone, but the dream lives on.

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• The ties that bind: the U.S. and Chinese economies

  

  Tensions are rising, but their futures may be inextricably linked.

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• Wanted: tech exec for “conservative outreach”

  by Annie Baxter

  

  Google and other tech companies are looking at how to lobby a Trump Administration.

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• For new Secretary of State, it’s not just politics

  by Adam Allington

  

  A look at the department's economic portfolio.

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• The legacy of early female astronomers

  by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar

  

  We explore cracks in the glass ceiling from a very long time ago.

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• The Secret Service is Fifth Avenue’s hottest new amenity

  by Kai Ryssdal

  

  Buy a $1.2 million condo, share the elevator with federal agents.

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