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Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Aug 16, 2016

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Venezuelans shop for groceries at a supermarket in Cucuta, Colombia.  SCHNEYDER MENDOZA/AFP/Getty Images

On today's show, we'll talk about Aetna's withdrawal from a majority of the health insurance exchanges it serves; Venezuela's decision to reopen its border with Colombia; and the expansion of Target's private-label food brands.

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Evidence of criminal wrongdoing in Volkswagen emissions scandal, prosecutors say

by Lizzie O'Leary
Aug 16, 2016
Volkswagen's cheating scandal, home improvement chains, and black rodeo.
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Black rodeo aims to educate, entertain and find new fans

by Marketplace Contributor
Aug 16, 2016
Fans say these rodeos help inform people about the storied history of black cowboys.
Cowboys practice their cattle-roping skills on each other at the Southeastern Rodeo Association’s rodeo in Savannah, Ga.
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In the Amazon age, home improvement chains thrive

by Amy Scott
Aug 16, 2016
Even with online sales, the brick-and-mortar store is often involved.
A Home Depot employee at a store in Miami, Florida. 
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Target seeks grocery lift from private-label foods

by Annie Baxter
Aug 16, 2016
Target wants its in-house food brands to boost its grocery business.
Target culinary development scientist Catherine Potter experiments with a recipe that will go on the back of a package of meatballs under the store’s Simply Balanced brand. Target has been investing more energy in its in-house brands as it seeks to boost grocery sales.
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Venezuela opens border; relief is limited

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 16, 2016
Opening the border may relieve shortages, but not prices.
Venezuelans cross the border from San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, to Cucuta, Colombia on Saturday.
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Why Aetna is ditching some health insurance exchanges

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 16, 2016
Aetna is losing money, so it's pulling out of health insurance exchanges.
Aetna has had a pretax loss of more than $430 million since January 2014.
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On today’s show, we’ll talk about Aetna’s withdrawal from a majority of the health insurance exchanges it serves; Venezuela’s decision to reopen its border with Colombia; and the expansion of Target’s private-label food brands.

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