Segments From This Episode

• Tronc reportedly buying Us Weekly despite falling celeb magazine sales

  by Adriene Hill

  The publisher of the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune apparently wants a piece of the celebrity magazine industry. Tronc, formerly Tribune Publishing, is reportedly in talks to buy Us Weekly.  The New York Post is putting the price somewhere in the ballpark of $90 million. But celebrity magazines are losing their glossy appeal now […]

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• Why a ‘Big Candy’ industry meeting is ethically sticky

  by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova

  

  The National Confectioners Association is meeting in a Trump hotel to craft their plan for lobbying Trump.

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• Consumer watchdog agency is at risk under Trump

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  

  S0me Republicans want major changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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• The race is on to mark up the Affordable Care Act replacement

  by Adam Allington

  Committee work has begun on the process of marking up the GOP alternative to the Affordable Care Act. But while Obamacare took months to craft, Republican lawmakers are trying to move through their repeal-and-replace bill much swifter. Committee markup on a bill of this size would normally take weeks, but in this case, Republicans are […]

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• Chicken farmer ramps up biosecurity measures

  by Kai Ryssdal

  

  Ed Fryar says he's 'watchful' but not worried about the recent avian flu outbreak in Tennessee.

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• Job numbers reflect optimism among small businesses

  by Andy Uhler

  

  Companies are betting that Trump will follow through with promised tax cuts and deregulation.

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• Somali-Americans make political strides in Minnesota

  by Marketplace Contributor

  

  Many say they’re feeling public scrutiny now more than ever.

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