Jun 6, 2016

Marketplace for Monday, June 6, 2016

The United Kingdom will hold a referendum on June 23, 2016 to decide whether or not to remain a member of the European Union. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

China's high levels of steel production have caused a global glut, and that's not good for their economy or anyone else's; weighing the economic impact of the UK leaving the EU with the Brexit vote a few weeks away; and the story of one hedge fund manager who quit Wall Street to make art.

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Shelf Life

The true story of Iridium, a phone that links every inch of the planet

by Kai Ryssdal

Jun 6, 2016

How the most complex communications satellite network was created against the odds...almost crashed and burned...and was saved.

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Despite the times, college grads still flock to big banks

by Gigi Douban

Jun 6, 2016

Goldman Sachs received 250,000 applications this hiring season

People run in the rain outside the Goldman Sachs headquarters building December 16, 2008 in New York City.

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A former hedge fund manager turns complex financial issues into art

by Mark Garrison

Jun 6, 2016

Nelson Saiers wants to say something original about the world he once worked in.

Nelson Saiers

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Brexit

Would Brexit sink Europe's financial capital?

by Stephen Beard

Jun 6, 2016

Major figures warn that if Britain exits the EU, London would lose its crown.

The United Kingdom will hold a referendum on June 23, 2016 to decide whether or not to remain a member of the European Union.

Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

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Safer oil train transport is coming ... eventually

by Jed Kim

Jun 6, 2016

The train crash and subsequent oil spill in Oregon has renewed calls for safety.

People protest oil trains, which have a record of explosion and fire disasters, near an over-sized puppet of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at the March to Break Free from Fossil Fuels on May 14, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

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Steel heavy on the minds of U.S. leaders on China visit

by Kimberly Adams

Jun 6, 2016

China's excess steel production is flooding global markets.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speak during a climate change meeting Monday in Beijing, China.

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We can't read Hillary Clinton's emails about global trade until after the election

by Kai Ryssdal

Jun 6, 2016

Great timing?

Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally at Sacramento City College on June 5, 2016 in Sacramento, California.

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What it's like when your government doesn't have money?

by Andy Uhler

Jun 7, 2016

Puerto Rican engineer Javier Alayón tells us how things are going in San Juan.

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China’s high levels of steel production have caused a global glut, and that’s not good for their economy or anyone else’s; weighing the economic impact of the UK leaving the EU with the Brexit vote a few weeks away; and the story of one hedge fund manager who quit Wall Street to make art.