Dec 20, 2017

12/20/17: Sexual harassment outside the spotlight

The 2018 Ford Expedition SUV goes through the assembly line at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant October 27, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

In an effort to report on the sexual harassment blue-collar workers, specifically women of color, face in the workplace, Susan Chira of the New York Times wrote about what went on at Ford plants in Chicago, even after the company said it had dealt with the problem. And today a major legal action gets underway against oil giants Shell and Itay’s Eni. The two are accused of involvement in a corruption scandal in Nigeria. Plus, you probably share your Netflix passwords with a few people, right? Well, the practice may be on the way out as companies aim to crack down on password sharing.

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China makes big strides over the U.S. in supercomputers

by Jennifer Pak

Dec 20, 2017

The machines are vital for strategic industries and economic growth. Businesses rely on them, too.

The Sunway TaihuLight is the first fully designed and made-in-China supercomputer that is also the fastest in the world.

Courtesy of the National Supercomputing Center in Wuxi

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The Home Depot may be an e-commerce model for the retail industry

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios

Dec 20, 2017

CEO Craig Menear says shopping starts in the digital world and finishes in the physical world.

Product is the hero at The Home Depot, says CEO Craig Menear.

Brian Blanco/Getty Images

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Maine’s university system tries to help with an impending labor shortage

by Robbie Feinberg

Dec 20, 2017

The schools are sharing resources to train more people for jobs.

Freshman Phillip Parent lines up metal weights in an introductory physics class at the University of Maine at Machias. The class is part of a partnership between the state’s universities.

Robbie Feinberg/ for Marketplace

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Why the bond market is trading on the tax bill

by Ryan Kailath

Dec 20, 2017

Today, Republicans celebrated the passage of their tax bill. Some predicted that the stock market would soar on the news. But it’s the bond market that has had the most interesting reaction to the bill’s passage. Here’s why. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. Stories You Might Like Work tools feel […]

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A billion-dollar Nigerian oil bribe equals the nation’s entire health budget

by Scott Tong

Dec 20, 2017

In Italy a judge declared that two multinational oil giants — and executives — will go on trial for a major bribery case involving Nigeria. At its core, it alleges Shell and the Italian oil giant Eni paid more than a billion dollars for oil-drilling rights that were actually bribes. Click the audio player above […]

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Pay TV operators zero in on password sharing costs them billions in subscriptions

by Reema Khrais

Dec 20, 2017

Company execs say free watching costs them billions of dollars in subscriptions.

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What happens when sexual harassment becomes ingrained in work culture?

by Marketplace Staff

Dec 20, 2017

While some industries may be going through a watershed moment of zero tolerance for sexual harassment, other workplaces may be much slower to change. A recent investigation by the New York Times into two Chicago-based Ford Motor Co. factories shows an entrenched culture of harassment and sexual assault. Senior correspondent Susan Chira, along with her colleague […]