Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, April 13, 2015
Airing on Monday, April 13, 2015: Etsy, the online site for handmade and vintage goods, is taking a new approach to its initial public offering. According to sources close to the deal, the retail platform plans to target small investors and keep big investors to a minimum. Reportedly, this is part of the Brooklyn-based website’s effort to stay true to its “socially responsible business practices." Is this a risky tactic? Next, the feds have issued a critical, but short-of-scathing report that, despite investing billions, not enough patient data is being shared. We look at whether this new report puts any serious pressure on vendors to step up and make it easier (and cheaper) to share the data. Plus, we talk to art critic Blake Gopnik about the idea of selling art in museums to make money.
Airing on Monday, April 13, 2015: Etsy, the online site for handmade and vintage goods, is taking a new approach to its initial public offering. According to sources close to the deal, the retail platform plans to target small investors and keep big investors to a minimum. Reportedly, this is part of the Brooklyn-based website’s effort to stay true to its “socially responsible business practices.” Is this a risky tactic? Next, the feds have issued a critical, but short-of-scathing report that, despite investing billions, not enough patient data is being shared. We look at whether this new report puts any serious pressure on vendors to step up and make it easier (and cheaper) to share the data. Plus, we talk to art critic Blake Gopnik about the idea of selling art in museums to make money.
