Apr 12, 2016

Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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On today's show, we'll talk about China's growing investment in the U.S.; how Puerto Rico's debt crisis is affecting one of the territory's most populated cities, Ponce; and why tax day isn't on April 15 this year.

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Stranded — Puerto Rico in debt

Ponce, Puerto Rico: An abandoned city

by Andy Uhler

Apr 12, 2016

Many of the businesses in Ponce are now for sale.

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April 15 is not tax day this year

by Mitchell Hartman

Apr 12, 2016

Local holidays in Washington, D.C., Maine and Massachusetts are giving Americans a three- or four-day grace period for filing their taxes this year.

You're getting a few extra days to file your taxes this year.

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Report finds racial bias in the bond market against historically black colleges and universities

by Amy Scott

Apr 12, 2016

Historically black colleges and universities pay 15 to 20 percent more to borrow.

Graduates of Bowie State University — Maryland's oldest historically black university — arrive for the school's graduation ceremony.

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Kids' publishing phenomenon Beverly Cleary turns 100

by Marketplace Contributor

Apr 12, 2016

With more than 90 million books sold, the children's author is a literary force.

Beverly Cleary in Oregon Public Broadcasting's "Discovering Beverly Cleary."

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While major U.S. banks are cleaning up their books, the shadow banking system is dirtying its hands

by Dan Gorenstein

Apr 12, 2016

The role of non-banks has increased 400 percent in the past three years, one analyst says.

Goldman Sachs has reached a $5 billion settlement over the home mortgage crisis.

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Mid-day Update

Beverly Cleary's legacy

by David Brancaccio

Apr 12, 2016

Bank earnings, the bond market, and Beverly Cleary.

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On today’s show, we’ll talk about China’s growing investment in the U.S.; how Puerto Rico’s debt crisis is affecting one of the territory’s most populated cities, Ponce; and why tax day isn’t on April 15 this year.