May 26, 2016

Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, May 26, 2016

Six-year-old Akash Vukoti (center) of San Angelo, Texas bids farewell to other spellers as he leaves the stage after he misspelled his word in round three of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Alex Wong/Getty Images

On today's show, we'll talk about a rise in Brent crude prices; the Home Shopping Network's partnership with Disney; and the business behind the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Segments From this episode

Could 'Finding Dory' hurt the world's reefs?

by Jed Kim

May 26, 2016

Many fear there'll be high demand for blue tangs, which are caught in tropical waters.

Between 100,000 and 150,000 Pacific Blue tangs are brought into the states each year.

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HSN goes down the rabbit hole for new Disney movie

by Adriene Hill

May 26, 2016

HSN is pairing up with Disney. Get ready for microfiber sheet sets and bejeweled Mad Hatter pins.

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Bank jobs and branches in decline

by Mitchell Hartman

May 26, 2016

There will 800,000 fewer bank jobs in the U.S. by 2025, according to a Citigroup report.

Fintech is supplanting traditional transaction methods.

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Single women’s homes are worth less than men’s

by Lewis Wallace

May 26, 2016

What’s more is it’s a gap that widens over time.

There's a disparity between the values of single men's and single women's homes, according to a new analysis from the firm RealtyTrac.

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Mid-day Update

The key economic issues on the G7 summit agenda

by Mark Garrison

May 26, 2016

This week's G7 summit, the dwindling number of bank jobs, and the consequences of 'Finding Dory's' release.

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On today’s show, we’ll talk about a rise in Brent crude prices; the Home Shopping Network’s partnership with Disney; and the business behind the Scripps National Spelling Bee.