Oct 4, 2016

Marketplace Morning Report for Wednesday, October 5, 2016

A row of abandoned buildings line a Detroit, Michigan street. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

On today's show, we'll talk about Yahoo's reported surveillance of user emails on behalf of the government; the Supreme Court's first time listening to an insider trading case in nearly 20 years; and why overseas investors are so interested in Detroit housing.

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When your landlord is on the other side of the world

by Lewis Wallace

Oct 5, 2016

In Detroit, international investors buy low-cost homes, then rent them to locals.

Houses line a Detroit street. In the city, the median price for an existing home is below $40,000.

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Supreme Court takes on key insider trading case

by Mark Garrison

Oct 5, 2016

Will the ruling make it harder or easier to prosecute offenders?

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the case Salman v. United States today.

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North Dakota residents have mixed response to pipeline protest

by Marketplace Contributor

Oct 5, 2016

Ongoing protest against the Dakota Access oil pipeline is putting some locals on edge.

Protestors camp in tents and tepees to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota

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Monsanto in uncertain marriage

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Oct 5, 2016

Monsanto and Bayer want to merge. But it's not a done deal.

A view of a building on the campus of the Monsanto Headquarters in St Louis, Missouri.

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Mid-day Update

Why the country's $19 trillion debt hasn't been top of mind this election

by David Brancaccio

Oct 5, 2016

How the vice presidential candidates tackled the issue of national debt during last night's debate, Monsanto's fourth-quarter earnings, and how North Dakota residents feel about the oil pipeline protest.

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On today’s show, we’ll talk about Yahoo’s reported surveillance of user emails on behalf of the government; the Supreme Court’s first time listening to an insider trading case in nearly 20 years; and why overseas investors are so interested in Detroit housing.