Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kristin Schwab

  “Marketplace” host Kristin Schwab talks to Sudeep Reddy at Politico and Jeanna Smialek at the New York Times about the latest consumer sentiment numbers, what Fed officials have been saying ahead of the next quiet period, and what to expect from next week’s jobs report.

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• Boeing strike shows up in September’s decline in durable goods orders

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  But take out the transportation sector — which has been throttled by the aviation giant’s troubles — and orders rose 0.4% last month.

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• Three months into business, this arcade owner already has plans to open a second shop

  by Sofia Terenzio

  

  Le-An Than, co-owner of Crane Games in Aurora, Colorado, says business has been “thriving” since they opened in this summer.

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• With Tupperware’s bankruptcy, where’s the party now?

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  The sales model was innovative when the company embraced it after WWII. But in the digital age, that strategy has evolved.

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• Candy makers, spooked by cocoa prices, go gummy for Halloween

  by Kristin Schwab and Sofia Terenzio

  

  Candy companies are producing more gummy and chewy treats, saving money and appealing to the tastes of younger consumers.

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