May 16, 2016

Marketplace for Monday, May 16, 2016

After 80 years of making the traditional qipao dress, Master Chu Hongsheng, a tailor who sells his dresses at a shop on the Street of Eternal Happiness, is retiring at the age of 95. Rob Schmitz/Marketplace

Venture capitalism is open to more than just the rich. Plus, why guessing oil prices is as easy as guessing the weather and tales from China's Street of Eternal Happiness.

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Banks look at new ways to recruit recent graduates

by Mark Garrison

May 16, 2016

One program offers hires a year off to work on service projects.

Citigroup, along with other big banks, is offer a service-oriented gap year to its new hires.

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The Street of Eternal Happiness

The Chinese dream on the Street of Eternal Happiness

by Kai Ryssdal

May 16, 2016

A look at Marketplace China correspondent Rob Schmitz's new book.

62 year-old Zhang Naisun spends his evenings begging for money on the Street of Eternal Happiness. It's been twelve years since Zhang last spent a lunar New Year holiday with his family in rural Henan province.

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Networks are fighting for your binging, bloodshot eyeballs

by Sabri Ben-Achour

May 16, 2016

Why streaming entire TV seasons at a time is so valuable.

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Crowdfund my startup, please!

by Mitchell Hartman

May 16, 2016

New SEC rules allow ordinary investors to buy equity shares in small businesses. That could help spur entrepreneurship.

General atmosphere during TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015 in New York City.

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Goldman predicts oil prices may be revving up for now

by Kimberly Adams

May 16, 2016

The company said we have likely moved from a global oil surplus to a deficit.

A gas station, near an oil well pumper, was selling gas for $1.16 a gallon February 12, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Final Note

The Sound Bite: Bill Clinton's economic record

by Kai Ryssdal

May 16, 2016

Hillary Clinton says her administration would put her husband on economic revitalization duty.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton shakes hands with the crowd during a campaign stop Sunday in Louisville, Kentucky. Clinton is preparing for Kentucky's May 17th primary.

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Venture capitalism is open to more than just the rich. Plus, why guessing oil prices is as easy as guessing the weather and tales from China’s Street of Eternal Happiness.