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Jan 5, 2017

01/05/17: Sometimes you feel like a nut

The National Institutes of Health has loosened up restrictions on peanuts, which is good news for the industry and for parents, who spend billions on food allergies. Today brought bad news for Macy’s, which announced closings and dismal earnings over the holiday season. Plus, why Wired magazine is going sci-fi and when the vet is big business.

01/05/17: Sometimes you feel like a nut — SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Image

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Segments From This Episode

Chinese entrepreneur plans big UK investment
OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images
People in Sheffield, a the former steel hub, have mixed feelings about the plan.
Why taking your pet to the vet is more expensive than ever
by Lizzie O'Leary
Leon Neal/Getty Images
Corporatization and increased testing are partly to blame
New peanut allergy guidelines could add up for parents
by Amy Scott
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Image
Managing childhood food allergies carries a high cost.
When science fiction predicts the future
by Cerise Castle
Marketplace's Lizzie O'Leary talks to Robert Capps at Wired about its fiction issue.
Macy’s closings reflect new retail realities
by Annie Baxter
These are tough times for department stores.
Intelligence is big business
by Scott Tong
Possible government shake-up could affect private industry.
Savannah woodworkers find new uses for trees downed by Hurricane Matthew
by Marketplace Contributor
Emily Jones
Locals are trying to save some of Savannah's beautiful old trees from the woodchipper
An investor’s guide to Trump’s tweets
by Lizzie O'Leary
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
This app guides you through Trump's tweets about companies.

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The National Institutes of Health has loosened up restrictions on peanuts, which is good news for the industry and for parents, who spend billions on food allergies. Today brought bad news for Macy’s, which announced closings and dismal earnings over the holiday season. Plus, why Wired magazine is going sci-fi and when the vet is big business.