Dec 25, 2015

Marketplace for Friday, December 25, 2015

Marketplace's entertainment correspondent Adriene Hill guest hosts; a look inside the quickly growing charity start-up space; why bosses are jerks; and a bus tour with Lowe's executives through underdeveloped communities.

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How all those elves made it into everyone's living room shelves

by Adriene Hill , Mukta Mohan and Daisy Palacios

Dec 24, 2015

The "Elf on the Shelf" is relatively new but it's has quickly become a tradition in many households.

Every copy of "The Elf on the Shelf" comes with an elf.

Mark Baylor/flickr/Creative Commons

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Big box office pays off big for online ticket sites

by Kimberly Adams

Dec 25, 2015

Mobile apps and growing demand for reservations is boosting sites like Fandango.

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Americans buy 90 million pounds of marshmallows a year

by Adriene Hill

Dec 25, 2015

It's a marshmallow world out there, people.

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Charitable giving gets a big boost on the web

by Mitchell Hartman

Dec 25, 2015

Online giving is growing by double-digits annually — but many mainstream charities haven't adapted to the new digital environment.

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Marketplace’s entertainment correspondent Adriene Hill guest hosts; a look inside the quickly growing charity start-up space; why bosses are jerks; and a bus tour with Lowe’s executives through underdeveloped communities.