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Nov 13, 2017

11/13/2017: Your next favorite brunch spot could be … your bank

With the rise of online banking, branches are looking for innovative ways to attract people. One bank in Berlin added a cafe and co-working space, as well as a kids’ corner and a space for gallery exhibitions. Plus, travel insurance is on the rise. And we have reports on dividend cuts at General Electric, the ongoing tax cuts saga and President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Department of Health and Human Services.

This Berlin branch of Deutsche Bank hopes its co-working space and shared courtyard will lure in potential clients.
Clare Toeniskoetter/Marketplace

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Trying to follow the competing GOP tax bills? We’re confused, too.
by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
As congressional Republicans keep grinding away on their tax bill, the question is: which tax bill? The full House is planning to vote on its bill this week. The Senate Finance Committee started work on its bill today, and President Donald Trump tweeted several suggestions, including a provision to repeal the Obamacare individual mandate. There’s […]
Nervous Americans are shelling out for travel insurance
by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Win McNamee/Getty Images
Travelers, wary of potential terrorism and natural disasters, are increasingly protecting themselves in advance.
GE cuts dividend but shareholders may ultimately benefit
by Ryan Kailath
General Electric announced today that all is maybe not well inside the multinational conglomerate empire. CEO John Flannery said the next couple years will be less profitable than previously thought and that, among other changes, he company will cut its annual dividend in half. That may sound scary if you’re holding some GE stock, or […]
Would you eat lunch at the bank of the future?
by Clare Toeniskoetter
Clare Toeniskoetter for Marketplace
Banks introduce experimental features like cafes and co-working space to lure millennials back to branches.
Another spin of the revolving door between industry and Washington
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images
President Donald Trump today announced his pick for HHS Secretary.

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11/13/2017: Your next favorite brunch spot could be … your bank

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Segments From This Episode

Trying to follow the competing GOP tax bills? We’re confused, too.

Nervous Americans are shelling out for travel insurance

GE cuts dividend but shareholders may ultimately benefit

Would you eat lunch at the bank of the future?

Another spin of the revolving door between industry and Washington