Dec 11, 2015

Marketplace Weekend for Friday, December 11, 2015

The second Death Star blowing up in "Return of the Jedi." Screengrab via YouTube

This weekend, Lizzie O'Leary finds out if the newest Star Wars has a hidden financial lesson, how West Jefferson improved traffic with some counter-intuitive thinking and Marketplace Weekend listeners answer our question, "Was there a time you wanted to help someone financially but couldn't?"

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The new 'Star Wars' movie could well be about a bailout

by Tony Wagner

Dec 1, 2015

A new academic paper says blowing up the Death Star would have left the economy in shambles

The second Death Star blowing up in "Return of the Jedi."

Screengrab via YouTube

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Local Money

Local Money: West Jefferson's unexpected traffic plan

by Lizzie O'Leary

Dec 10, 2015

How one city solved its traffic jam by making it harder to drive.

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The murky world of high frequency trading

by Ben Johnson and Hayley Hershman

Dec 11, 2015

Some in the finance world see HFT as a way to game the system...

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What's the worst gift you've ever given? Or gotten?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff

Dec 11, 2015

The gift that just fell flat?

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Youth in Paris projects talk about finding their place

by Lizzie O'Leary

Dec 11, 2015

Teens try to figure out their place in the wake of last month's terrorist attacks.

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This weekend, Lizzie O’Leary finds out if the newest Star Wars has a hidden financial lesson, how West Jefferson improved traffic with some counter-intuitive thinking and Marketplace Weekend listeners answer our question, “Was there a time you wanted to help someone financially but couldn’t?”