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Kai Ryssdal
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Marketplace for Friday, April 22, 2016

Apr 22, 2016

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  • Prince performs during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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    Reflecting on the legacy of cultural icon Prince; a look at Shakespeare’s economic impact 400 years after his death; and how jobs figures from the Labor Department show weekly applications for jobless benefits fell to the lowest reading since November 1973

  • Well-trained plant breeders can now entertain a new calling: marijuana. Breeding programs, like this one at The Farm in Boulder, Colo., are becoming a significant commercial enterprise.
    Luke Runyon/ KUNC and Harvest Public Media

    How start-ups and farmers are working together to grow the cannabis business; Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced plans for the new $20, $10 and $5 notes, with the portrait of Harriet Tubman to be featured on the front of the new $20; and how Japan’s baby problem is tied to the country’s cultural ideas about the workplace.

  • Marketplace for Tuesday, April 19, 2016
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    Visa announced that  it will try to cut down the delay at checkout lines by upgrading chip-enabled credit card readers; why some sponsors have yet to commit to the Republican National Convention; and how Mexican officials are cutting down on pollution by regulating traffic

  • A factory worker at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US Warren Stamping Plant in Warren, Michigan.  
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    Some factory jobs are returning from offshore outsourcing but many aren’t convinced it will help the manufacturing sector much; how Venezuela’s oil-dependent economy is hurting the country’s agricultural sector; and how Verizon’s pursuit of Yahoo is a rebranding effort

  • Today, we’re chatting with Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker about the TPP. Plus, a few underwater homeowners get room to breathe and why there’s no such thing as free shipping.

  • Marketplace for Thursday, April 14, 2016
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    After months of a strong US dollar, it has begun to weaken. Marketplace’s Mark Garrison explains why this is actually good news for the economy; how data technology is being used to identify neighborhoods where kids are likely to be abused; and what airlines are doing to create revenue during an a decline in air travel

  • Bank of America is one of the five major banks failed to fulfill the regulatory requirement.
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    The Fed and the FDIC rejected the “living wills” of five U.S. banks; what its like to maintain a house like Downton Abbey; and a look at the growing market for kids’ football helmets

  • Marketplace for Tuesday, April 12, 2016
    Joseph Leahy/St. Louis Public Radio

    In Missouri, the squabble between government officials and residents over red light cameras; Marketplace’s Scott Tong continues his series “The Resource Curse” on Venezuela; and why Goldman-Sachs has agreed to a 5 billion dollar settlement with the US Department if Justice 

  • Marketplace for Monday, April 11, 2016
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    Kai talks to the United States Treasury Secretary Jack Lew about inversions, the global economy and keeping Hamilton on the 10 dollar bill; Marketplace’s Sabri Ben-Achour looks at the rise of chat bots ahead of Facebook’s F8 conference; and how your income may be tied to your life expectancy. 

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About the show

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.

Produced and distributed by American Public Media (APM) our popular business news podcasts are available worldwide on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RSS Feeds and any place else where you get your podcasts.

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