Marketplace Tech for Thursday, February 12, 2015
Feb 12, 2015

Marketplace Tech for Thursday, February 12, 2015

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Airing on Thursday, February 12, 2015: First up on today's show, we'll talk with Mathhew Nordan, managing partner at MNL Partners an energy and environmental investment firm, on Tesla earnings. Plus, Radio Shack wants to pay up to $3 million in retention bonuses to some key executives and high level staff. How is the bankrupt electronics device retailer justifying this expense and how likely is it that the bankruptcy court will allow it. And Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman, adjunct professor at Pratt who specializes in fabric technology, joins us to talk about self-drying jackets as part of our Back to the Future series.

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'Back to the Future's' self-drying coat? Not yet.

Feb 12, 2015
We don't have Marty Mcfly's fly jacket, but we do have some incredible fabrics.

RadioShack's $3 million in executive retention bonuses

Feb 12, 2015
Eight executives and thirty senior managers could receive bonuses amid bankruptcy.

Airing on Thursday, February 12, 2015: First up on today’s show, we’ll talk with Mathhew Nordan, managing partner at MNL Partners an energy and environmental investment firm, on Tesla earnings. Plus, Radio Shack wants to pay up to $3 million in retention bonuses to some key executives and high level staff. How is the bankrupt electronics device retailer justifying this expense and how likely is it that the bankruptcy court will allow it. And Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman, adjunct professor at Pratt who specializes in fabric technology, joins us to talk about self-drying jackets as part of our Back to the Future series.

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