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Apr 18, 2016

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A factory worker at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US Warren Stamping Plant in Warren, Michigan.   Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

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

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How much could the return of factory jobs add up to?

by Annie Baxter
Apr 18, 2016
Manufacturers are getting more done with fewer American workers.
A factory worker at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US Warren Stamping Plant in Warren, Michigan.  
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The Resource Curse

Oil pushes out Venezuela's agriculture

by Scott Tong
Apr 18, 2016
A strong currency pushed up by oil exports, and national price controls, have marginalized once strong economic sectors
Egg-producing hens at a farm in Venezuela.
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Final Note

People really tried filing their taxes from Coachella

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 18, 2016
The music festival landed on the weekend before taxes are due
Music fans attend Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival Weekend 1 on April 17, 2016 in Indio, California. 
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Are sport retail bankruptcies Darwinism at work?

by Jed Kim
Apr 18, 2016
Too many sporting-goods stores are competing for customers.
Sports Chalet operated in a crowded space of sports retailers including Sports Authority, Dick's Sporting Goods and REI. 
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Brazilians vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 18, 2016
Many Brazilians blame Rousseff for the economic hardship they’re facing.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - APRIL 17: Pro-impeachment supporters watch a live television broadcast as a vendor sells political balloons while lower house deputies prepare to cast their votes in the impeachment process of President Dilma Rousseff on April 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. President Rousseff is facing a crucial impeachment vote in the lower house of Congress today. Rio will host the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in August.
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Who can save Yahoo?

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Apr 18, 2016
Verizon? Maybe.
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How buying Yahoo would help Verizon reshape itself

by Mark Garrison
Apr 18, 2016
Speculation abounds on whether or not the nation's leading wireless service carrier should purchase the struggling Internet giant.
Verizon is looking to buy Yahoo. 
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Amazon launches monthly subscriptions

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 18, 2016
Stand-alone video and Prime memberships will have monthly options
A general view of atmosphere at the red carpet premiere screening of Amazon's Original Series 'Mozart in the Jungle.'
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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

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