Aug 19, 2016

Marketplace for Friday, August 19, 2016

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Frank Ocean released his first visual album on Apple Music yesterday, Marketplace's Sabri Ben-Achour takes a look at the economics of visual albums and the strategy behind them; in the latest installment of our series "Summer Brought to You By," Lloyd Handwerker tells the story behind how his family's Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs & Restaurant came to be; and how TV giant Viacom is refocusing attention on competing with streaming services like Netflix.

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Viacom's to-do list: Catch up to the Netflixes

by Scott Tong

Aug 19, 2016

The company needs to renew its studio and cable channels, and get programs in front of non-TV viewers.

A sign hangs on the offices of Viacom in Times Square.

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Brought to You By

The immigrant story behind a famous frankfurter

by Robert Garrova

Aug 19, 2016

How Nathan’s Famous went from a Coney Island stand to one of the biggest names in hot dogs.

Nathan's Famous restaurant on Coney Island, New York, in 1976.

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The high cost of constructing affordable housing

by Molly Wood

Aug 19, 2016

Developers don't make money on them, so they aren't getting built.

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Final Note

Tech Intervention: Slow it down a little, Volvo

by Molly Wood

Aug 19, 2016

Pump the brakes on those self-driving car plans.

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What visual albums say about today's music industry

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Aug 19, 2016

Frank Ocean's 45-minute mini-movie could give Apple Music a competitive edge.

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Weekly Wrap

Weekly Wrap: Jobs, oil and markets

by Molly Wood

Aug 19, 2016

Joining us to talk about the week’s business and economic news are Sudeep Reddy of the Wall Street Journal and Linette Lopez from Business Insider. This week, they discuss a hopeful report on middle-income jobs from the Fed the upcoming OPEC meeting. Stories You Might Like Marketplace for Thursday, August 25, 2016 Layoffs reach record […]

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Frank Ocean released his first visual album on Apple Music yesterday, Marketplace’s Sabri Ben-Achour takes a look at the economics of visual albums and the strategy behind them; in the latest installment of our series “Summer Brought to You By,” Lloyd Handwerker tells the story behind how his family’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs & Restaurant came to be; and how TV giant Viacom is refocusing attention on competing with streaming services like Netflix.