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Kai Ryssdal
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Marketplace for Friday, July 15, 2016

Jul 15, 2016

Episodes 2721 - 2730 of 5795

  • Marketplace for Thursday, July 14, 2016
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    Oil producers are using more efficient technology that allows them to make a profit drilling for oil when the price is as low as $60 a barrel; Our latest economic anxiety poll found nearly 25 percent of people said its been more than five years since they took a week-long vacation; and Larry Wilmore, host of The Nightly Show about the 2016 election and how he covers politics on his show.

  • Germany's 10-year treasury bond yield dipped below zero yesterday. 
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    Germany’s 10-year treasury bond yield dipped below zero yesterday; Theresa May took office today as the United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister — we take a look at her economic policies; and is Brazil really ready for the Olympics? 

  • A group of traders talk while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), July 12, 2016 in New York City. The Dow Jones industrial average closed at an all-time high. 
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    The S&P 500 hit a record high yesterday, while the bond market has yields at record lows — what that means for the economy; a look at the value of Sanders supporters and whether or not their enthusiasm can be transferred to the Clinton campaign; and why hoverboards have to be certified by the Underwriters Laboratories

  • Two men (L) play Pokemon Go on their smartphones outside of Nintendo's flagship store, July 11, 2016 in New York City. The success of Nintendo's new smartphone game, Pokemon Go, has sent shares of Nintendo soaring.  
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    We explain the Pokemon Go craze and how it sent Nintendo’s stock skyrocketing; a look at the the decline of the U.S. textile industry and the many causes behind it; and how the smartphone became a symbol of resistance

  • Employees working in an office building. 
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    Molly Wood talks with Dallas News reporter Naomi Martin about the deescalation tactics used by the city’s police force and yesterday’s Dallas sniper attack; Marketplace’s Lizzie O’Leary visits the prosperous German city to find out why these two sibling cities have such different views on the EU; and jobs report shows a strong 287,000 payroll increase in June, but how many jobs do we actually need?

  • A memorial left for Philando Castile following the police shooting death of a black man on July 7, 2016 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Philando Castile was shot and killed last night, July 6, 2016, by a police officer in Falcon Heights, MN.
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    Molly Wood talks to Wall Street Journal Tech Reporter Deepa Seetharaman about the role social media companies play when they host video live stream fatal police shootings; a look at the history of infographics; and the last installment of the Uncertain Hour series on how welfare spending contributed to a shift away from community colleges and into short term degree programs.

  • Investors have rushed to buy gold in the wake of Brexit.
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    Investors have rushed to buy gold in the wake of Brexit, why investors continue to put their money in this mineral; After the Pulse Nightclub shooting some people in Orlando fear they may see less Brazilians, one of the city’s largest Latin American tourist groups; and how Ulta cosmetics is opening more brick-and-mortar stores in a time when so many other retailers are struggling to keep their doors open.

  • Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, reacts during the Bank of England Financial Stability Report press conference, at the central bank in central London on July 5, 2016. The Bank of England on Tuesday relaxed commercial banks' capital requirements to boost lending to businesses and households.
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    The Bank of England is lowering capital requirements for banks to make more money available for businesses and households; Marketplace’s Mark Garrison checks in with Main Street to see what issues are important to small businesses as the campaign unfolds; and the fight over whether or not private clinics should have access to Zika money.

  • Fireworks set off from the Canadian side light up the sky over Niagra Falls late July 3, 2016, part of the July 4th US Independence Day celebrations, in Niagra Falls, New York.
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    Markets are closed for Independence Day in the U.S., but some Brexit campaigners were celebrating their own “Independence Day” a little more than a week ago. But EU migrants in the U.K. aren’t celebrating. Our man in London tells us all about. Plus: How circuses are trying to stay afloat, and a story from our podcast “The Uncertain Hour.”

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Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, our leading business news radio program and podcast is about providing context on the economic news of the day. Through stories, conversations and newsworthy developments, we help listeners understand the economic world around them. Marketplace makes sense of the economy for everyone, no econ degree or finance background required. Marketplace doesn’t just report on the numbers, we take it deeper, adding context to what’s happening in the stock market and how macroeconomic policy can affect you and your business. Monday through Friday, our team speaks with a wide range of industry professionals — from small business owners to Fortune 500 CEOs, Marketplace breaks down complex topics related to business and the economy without industry jargon and over-complicated explanations.

Kai Ryssdal has led the program since 2005 and has hosted the program from China, the Middle East and dozens of cities across the United States. As a leading public media voice, Kai has been a trusted broadcaster for two decades and received an Emmy for investigative journalism on a PBS FRONTLINE documentary about money in politics called “Big Sky, Big Money.” He has appeared often on CNN, CNBC and CBS news. His written work has been featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic.

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