Segments From This Episode

• Baby boomers retrain in sought-after skills

  by Amy Scott

  

  About half of jobs today require more than a high school diploma, but less than a college degree.

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• Border adjustment tax plan gets mixed reception

  by Jed Kim

  Republican plans to change the corporate tax structure include a border adjustment tax. It will impact how imports and exports are taxed. The proposal is causing a lot of uncertainty in the oil and gas industry, and while some energy companies support the move, others oppose it.   Click the above audio player to hear […]

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• Fierce opposition to gas tax proposal in Tennessee

  by Marketplace Contributor

  

  Despite closed bridges and major bottlenecks, the state still faces an uphill fight for its first gas tax increase in 28 years.

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• 02/27/17: The U.S. vs. the World Trade Organization

  by David Brancaccio

  Relations may not be warm between the Trump administration and the World Trade Organization. Financial Times editor Shawn Donnan joins us to discuss news that the U.S. may start bypassing the WTO if it thinks other countries are cheating on trade. Next, we'll look at a simple blood test that could help identify coronary heart disease, and then explore the possibility of a gas tax in Tennessee.

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• U.S. victims of terror attacks overseas get long-awaited restitution

  by Reema Khrais

  After years, even decades, of waiting, victims of terror attacks against Americans overseas will soon begin receiving compensation. A $1.1 billion fund has been created as part of a settlement struck by the U.S. government with French bank BNP Paribas. BNP pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy after evading U.S. sanctions in Iran and other countries […]

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• New blood test could improve treatment for heart disease

  by Dan Gorenstein

  A simple blood test could help doctors determine whether someone suffers from coronary heart disease, the most common form of heart disease, killing more than 370,000 Americans every year. This test may more accurately identify the condition compared to the current crop of diagnostic tools, including stress tests and CT scans. If approved by the […]

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