Oct 9, 2015

Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, October 9, 2015

Airing on Friday, October 9, 2015: On today's show, we'll talk about the latest in the Chrysler negotiations; Marketplace chief economics contributor Chris Farrell talks about what the U.S. can learn from Japan's efforts to correct its gender gap in the workforce; and how the Mets used math to get to the playoffs for the first time in several years.

Segments From this episode

Baseball economics hits a homerun for the Mets

by Noel King

Oct 9, 2015

One reason the team is in the playoffs for the first time in several years: math.

Jacob deGrom is a young player with the relatively low salary of about $556,000.

Elsa/Getty Images

LISTEN

EMBED

President Obama talks trade

The battle lines shape up on the TPP

by Tracey Samuelson

Oct 9, 2015

The terms aren't yet public, but that hasn't slowed down pundits and politicos.

LISTEN

EMBED

VW scandal unlikely to embolden regulators

by Mitchell Hartman

Oct 9, 2015

Regulators are still starved for cash from Congress to boost testing and enforcement.

LISTEN

EMBED

Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Verdicts on the TPP

by David Brancaccio

Oct 9, 2015

The Fed's minutes, reactions to the TPP, and auto industry regulations.

LISTEN

EMBED

University of Phoenix barred from military recruiting

by Amy Scott

Oct 9, 2015

The Pentagon puts for-profit college chain on probation.

LISTEN

EMBED

Airing on Friday, October 9, 2015: On today’s show, we’ll talk about the latest in the Chrysler negotiations; Marketplace chief economics contributor Chris Farrell talks about what the U.S. can learn from Japan’s efforts to correct its gender gap in the workforce; and how the Mets used math to get to the playoffs for the first time in several years.