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Dec 14, 2016

Marketplace for Wednesday, December 14, 2016

So the Fed came in under the wire and finally raised rates by a quarter percent. So what’s the big deal? Then: President-elect Donald Trump met with leaders from big tech companies in New York today. Given how little we know about Trump’s tech policy, what’s the meeting mean? Plus, Homer Simpson’s many jobs and why some advertisers are sitting out the Super Bowl.

(L-R) Amazon's chief Jeff Bezos, Larry Page of Alphabet, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, President-elect Donald Trump, Peter Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of PayPal, Tim Cook of Apple and Safra Catz of Oracle attend a meeting at Trump Tower December 14, 2016 in New York. — (L-R) Amazon's chief Jeff Bezos, Larry Page of Alphabet, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, President-elect Donald Trump, Peter Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of PayPal, Tim Cook of Apple and Safra Catz of Oracle attend a meeting at Trump Tower December 14, 2016 in New York.
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Segments From This Episode

Does financial aid really drive up tuition?
by Amy Scott
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Testing the "Bennett Hypothesis" that colleges raise prices because they can.
What Homer Simpson can tell us about the economy
by Kai Ryssdal and Cerise Castle
Fox
He's had more than 100 jobs, but hasn't progressed economically.
Italy turns east to protect Western heritage
FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images
It offers tax breaks to those willing to help fund upkeep of monuments.
Why the biggest names in tech met at Trump Tower today
by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
Apple CEO Tim Cook was there… but Jack Dorsey of Twitter wasn't.
Why should you care when the Fed hikes its benchmark interest rate?
by Mark Garrison
Scott Olson/Getty Images
A quarter-percent actually means a lot, and it's just the beginning.
Another 1 billion Yahoo accounts were hacked in 2013
by Kai Ryssdal
Ethan Miller/Getty Images
The company released a statement detailing yet another security breach.
Interest rates are inching up
by Marketplace Staff
Just a quarter of a percent, but still.
Some big players in the Super Bowl ad lineup bow out of the game
by Jed Kim
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
Frito-Lay is sitting out for the first time in a decade.

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So the Fed came in under the wire and finally raised rates by a quarter percent. So what’s the big deal? Then: President-elect Donald Trump met with leaders from big tech companies in New York today. Given how little we know about Trump’s tech policy, what’s the meeting mean? Plus, Homer Simpson’s many jobs and why some advertisers are sitting out the Super Bowl.