Apr 1, 2016

Marketplace for Friday, April 1, 2016

The entrance to the golf course. Stephen Beard/Marketplace

Donald Trump's International Golf Course is stirring up controversy; Saudi Arabia says its selling its oil assets and creating a sovereign wealth fund; and a look at who is re-entering the work force.

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Saudi Arabia to create huge investment fund

by Amy Scott

Apr 1, 2016

Saudi Arabia wants to get out of the oil business, into other businesses

A picture taken on January 17, 2016 in the Saudi capital Riyadh shows a giant poster on a building bearing a portrait of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (C), Crown Prince and Interior Minister Mohammed Bin Nayef (L) and Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed Bin Salman.

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Trump drives hard in golf course project

by Stephen Beard

Apr 1, 2016

The tycoon has angered some with the development in his mother's native Scotland.

Donald Trump plays a round of golf after the opening of The Trump International Golf Links Course on July 10, 2012.

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How the music supervisor for HBO’s "Vinyl" picks songs for the show

by Adriene Hill

Apr 1, 2016

Randall Poster is responsible for tracking down the 1970s music for the series.

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Companies are hiring more lower-skilled workers, but not prime-age women

by Mitchell Hartman

Apr 1, 2016

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 215,000 jobs were added in March, but the picture isn't completely rosy.

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Donald Trump’s International Golf Course is stirring up controversy; Saudi Arabia says its selling its oil assets and creating a sovereign wealth fund; and a look at who is re-entering the work force.

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