Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kai Ryssdal

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with Jordyn Holman at the New York Times and David Gura at Bloomberg about this week’s retail sales, the Bank of England’s decision to hold rates steady, and Nvidia’s stock rally.

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• Pen and paper, but please no cursive: Widespread cyberattack sends car dealers back to 20th century

  by Matt Levin

  

  A hack on CDK Global, the system many dealerships use to track sales and service, is forcing them back to the analog era.

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• As more Floridians turn to state’s insurer of last resort, it seeks to raise rates

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  Citizens Property Insurance has a huge risk load as private insurers avoid the state. Many residents say coverage is already costly.

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• Composting is good for the planet. Why don’t more cities do it?

  by Amy Scott

  

  A community program in Baltimore aims to spread “compost fever.”

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• A global map of the ocean floor could buoy the economy

  by Daniel Ackerman

  

  Researchers have mapped a quarter of it so far. Communications, shipping, mining and climate modeling could benefit.

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