Decoding DemocracyBaltimore Bridge CollapseMillion BazillionI've Always Wondered ...

Loading...

0:00
0% played
Support Marketplace
Marketplace Shop
ABOUT SHOW
Marketplace for March 25, 2011
Mar 25, 2011

Marketplace for March 25, 2011

Share Now on:
Share
HTML EMBED:
COPY
HTML EMBED
Download

Marketplace for March 25, 2011

Segments From this episode

Small Talk

Small talk: Frito-Lay goes natural, robbing a store with your mom

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 25, 2011
Presenting news that didn't quite make the headlines. This week: smaller napkins, Frito-Lay goes natural, and robbing a store with your mom.
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
Discontent in the Middle East

Syrian troops fire on protesters

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 25, 2011
U.S. foreign aid doesn't go to Syria, but does to Egypt. Egypt responded to protests peacefully, Syria hasn't, and the U.S. foreign aid could have something to do with it.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

GE scores big profits, but a small U.S. tax bill

by Heidi Moore
Mar 25, 2011
From light bulbs to jet engines, General Electric is a symbol of a profitable American business. Why then doesn't it pay corporate tax?
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Weekly Wrap: The auto industry in Japan, the outlook on housing

by Marketplace Staff
Mar 25, 2011
Leigh Gallagher from Fortune Magazine and Felix Salmon from Reuters help review the week in Wall Street. This week: the auto industry affected by Japan, Portugal's debt and the plunge in home sales.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Wal-Mart faces major class action employee discrimination suit

by John Dimsdale
Mar 25, 2011
The suit was filed on behalf of 1.5 million current and former female employees of Wal-Mart, saying the company had a pattern of discrimination in pay raises and promotions.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Culinary school, at a cheaper price

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 25, 2011
A culinary arts degree can be expensive and leave future chefs with a mound of debt. But one chef in Los Angeles came up with a new solution.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Money through the ages: The 50s

by Marketplace Staff
Mar 25, 2011
Marketplace Money collaborates with The New York Times to show the changing perception of money as we age. Here, money to a 55-year-old.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Marketplace for March 25, 2011

Music from the episode

Point Blank - Instrumental Sign Of The Times
Through The Wind (Instrumental) Nicolay & Kay
Staple It Together Jack Johnson

Latest Episodes From Our Shows

3:00 AM PDT
28:20
5:43 PM PDT
21:57
4:25 PM PDT
29:43
1:46 PM PDT
1:05
Apr 22, 2024
8:06
Apr 22, 2024
10:19
Apr 18, 2024
41:35
The "wealth effect" could affect consumer behavior — and U.S. politics
The "wealth effect" could affect consumer behavior — and U.S. politics
Cargo mover waits out “catastrophic” halt in Baltimore port business 
Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Cargo mover waits out “catastrophic” halt in Baltimore port business 
Why it's gotten more expensive to house people experiencing homelessness
Why it's gotten more expensive to house people experiencing homelessness
What can the dot-com bubble teach us about the future of AI?
What can the dot-com bubble teach us about the future of AI?