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Marketplace for Monday, May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015

Marketplace for Monday, May 18, 2015

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Airing on Monday, May 18, 2015: Target is demoting packaged foods, promoting them less as it emphasizes produce and organic foods in its grocery departments. We take a look at how this could affect big food companies and what Target customers might expect to see on shelves. Next: The White House is providing grants to local police departments in exchange for adopting guidelines from President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, including wearing body cameras. We explore whether these departments will accept the grant offers.   

 

 

Segments From this episode

Change is in the air traffic control tower

May 15, 2015
The air traffic control system is still using radar, not GPS.

Federal money talks — kind of

May 18, 2015
The White House plans to dole out $163 million in grants to local police.

Target zeroes in on food, glorious food

May 18, 2015
Target is emphasizing produce and organic foods in its grocery departments.

Georgia landowners fight eminent domain over pipeline

May 18, 2015
Energy company Kinder Morgan says the project would supply future fuel needs.

'Pitch Perfect 2' leaves 'Mad Max' in the dust

May 18, 2015
The majority-female audience is responsible for the paradigm shift, analyst says.

Amazon's Echo lets you order something by saying it out loud

May 18, 2015
Amazon's speaker system allows users to purchase items through voice commands.

The dark side of online education

May 18, 2015
Pakistani company Axact is making millions by selling fake diplomas.
A screenshot from a promotional video for "Newford University," one of the fake school's identified in the New York Times' investigation.
Courtesy:Newford University on Vimeo

What Qatar doesn't want you to know about the 2022 World Cup

May 18, 2015
BBC journalist Mark Lobel was detained for investigating Qatari labor camps.

Airing on Monday, May 18, 2015: Target is demoting packaged foods, promoting them less as it emphasizes produce and organic foods in its grocery departments. We take a look at how this could affect big food companies and what Target customers might expect to see on shelves. Next: The White House is providing grants to local police departments in exchange for adopting guidelines from President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, including wearing body cameras. We explore whether these departments will accept the grant offers.   

 

 

Music from the episode

Sunrise The Kooks
Sad Song Au Revoir Simone
Drum Babylon Mux Mool
This Is Our Lot Wild Beasts
Please Don't Go Mike Posner