This Is UncomfortableFinding Your PlaceI've Always Wondered ...My Economy

Loading...

0:00
0% played
Marketplace is a public service newsroom powered by you. Give Now
Support Marketplace Morning Report
Marketplace Shop
ABOUT SHOW
Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, June 16, 2016
Jun 16, 2016

Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, June 16, 2016

Share Now on:
Share
HTML EMBED:
COPY
HTML EMBED
Download
A general view of Wrigley Field. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

On today's show, we'll talk about the shape of the world's markets; the opening of Shanghai Disneyland; and the baseball lawsuit that defined how corporations are governed.  

Segments From this episode

Online grocery shopping could add growth to the cart

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 16, 2016
Kroger is expanding its ClickList feature as other retailers experiment, too.
Through Kroger's ClickList service, you can pick up groceries that you ordered online.
Jonesdr77/Wikimedia Commons
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

LA County wants homelessness emergency declared

by Andy Uhler
Jun 16, 2016
County supervisors call on the state to provide more funds to tackle the problem.
 A homeless man in the Skid Row section of Los Angeles. 
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
The Price of Profits

How a baseball lawsuit helped define how corporations are governed

by Scott Tong
Jun 16, 2016
It all started because there were no lights at Wrigley Field for night games.
Javier Baez of the Chicago Cubs bats against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field on June 3, 2016, in Chicago. The Cubs defeated the Diamondbacks 6-0.
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
The Price of Profits

Sears crumbles as buybacks go up

by David Brancaccio
Jun 16, 2016
It's a story of a century-old business imploding.
"The company told me they truly believe they are positioning the department store for a resurgence," says reporter Hayley Peterson.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

China's Disneyland: Big enough for its consumer class?

by Rob Schmitz
Jun 16, 2016
Long lines — some more than 4 hours — await visitors.
A Disneyland security guard tolerates visitors' curiosity as they peer through a hole to spy Shanghai's new Disneyland before it opens.
Cici Chen/Marketplace
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
Mid-day Update

Will the Fed raise interest rates this year?

by David Brancaccio
Jun 16, 2016
Interest rate hikes (or lack thereof), online groceries, and LA County's homelessness problem.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

On today’s show, we’ll talk about the shape of the world’s markets; the opening of Shanghai Disneyland; and the baseball lawsuit that defined how corporations are governed.  

Latest Episodes From Our Shows

3:30 PM PDT
25:45
3:29 PM PDT
29:16
1:47 PM PDT
1:50
7:17 AM PDT
8:13
Jun 9, 2023
12:07
Jun 8, 2023
43:51
May 30, 2023
19:06
It's nothing but smiles on Wall Street
Marketplace Morning Report
It's nothing but smiles on Wall Street
Americans have almost $990 billion in credit card debt
Americans have almost $990 billion in credit card debt
With new government hires, Turkey may be headed back to economic sanity
With new government hires, Turkey may be headed back to economic sanity
The hidden costs of wildfires go beyond putting them out
The hidden costs of wildfires go beyond putting them out