Mar 16, 2016

Marketplace Morning Report for Wednesday, March 16, 2016

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Airing on Wednesday, March 16, 2016: On today's show, we'll talk about attitudes toward free trade agreements from those surveyed in our Marketplace poll on economic anxiety; free MBAs; and the London Stock Exchange's merger with Germany's Deutsche Börse.

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Interest rate hike looking unlikely — for now

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

Mar 16, 2016

Whether inflation is growing helps determine the Federal Reserve's decisions on raising interest rates.

The Federal Reserve is set to make an interest-rate announcement later Wednesday.

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What is a free MBA worth in the marketplace?

by Mark Garrison

Mar 16, 2016

A new plan to make business school affordable will test the waters.

A University of the People student studies at a computer center in Haiti.

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Mid-day Update

Uncertainty about free trade

by David Brancaccio

Mar 16, 2016

The misery index, findings from our economic anxiety poll, and a financial merger.

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Economic Anxiety Index®

How Americans feel about free-trade agreements

by Tracey Samuelson

Mar 16, 2016

Our Marketplace poll on economic anxiety reveals uncertain attitudes toward free-trade agreements.

President Obama speaks during a meeting with leaders from the Trans-Pacific Partnership at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on November 10, 2014.

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Airing on Wednesday, March 16, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about attitudes toward free trade agreements from those surveyed in our Marketplace poll on economic anxiety; free MBAs; and the London Stock Exchange’s merger with Germany’s Deutsche Börse.