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Bennett Purser

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Corner Office from Marketplace

AMC's Sarah Barnett on legacy TV in the streaming era

Jan 22, 2020
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Why Charles Schwab's CEO strives for “less revenue per dollar.”

Oct 31, 2018
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Food cannons and goat yoga: Farmers get creative for profits

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 16, 2019
In troubled trade times, anything to bring business to the farm.
A farmer in La Union, New Mexico, built a 10-acre corn maze in 2000 as a way to supplement their income.
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Recessions and the media don't always mix

by Bennett Purser and Andie Corban
Sep 12, 2019
"Marketplace" listeners let us in on their opinion of recession-related media coverage.
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Sewing made easy: A fashion startup wants to simplify DIY

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 12, 2019
No sewing machine? No problem, says Zoey Washington of SewSquad.
Sewing supplies next to a garment made with a SewSquad kit.
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U.S. manufacturing is slipping into a recession

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 11, 2019
How Trump's "America First" agenda may have backfired for U.S. factories.
A worker handles a car door at a Chrysler plant in Warren, Michigan, in 2016.
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A small bike shop with a big, customer-first idea

by Bennett Purser
Sep 10, 2019
HubBub Bicycles specializes in something you can't easily buy online.
Diane and Brian Jenks riding their tandem bicycle on a trip to Israel.
Courtesy of Diane Jenks
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The complex relationship between workers and expense reports

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 9, 2019
Most workers avoid filling-out their expenses, but they shouldn't.
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Which industries are recession-proof?

by Janet Nguyen and Bennett Purser
Sep 6, 2019
Marketplace listeners share their thoughts on how a recession would affect them.
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Talk of recession has people putting off certain life milestones

by Katherine Wiles and Bennett Purser
Sep 4, 2019
The fear of an impending recession has people making different financial decisions.
A possible recession is causing people to put off certain milestones, including having a baby.
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What if there hadn't been a trade war?

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 3, 2019
Tensions with China are exacerbating global economic issues, Christine McDaniel of the Mercatus Center says.
Shipping containers await export from China.
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Why has it taken so long for the Oscars to embrace stunts?

by Molly Wood and Bennett Purser
Sep 3, 2019
After a century of thrilling movie audiences, will stunt workers be recognized?
Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt attend the screening of "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" during the 72nd Cannes Film Festival.
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