Marketplace for Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015
Feb 12, 2015

Marketplace for Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015

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Airing on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015: What happens when your ship comes in, and there’s no one there to unload your goods? We look at the ripple effect of the West Coast port strike. Plus, the choices are shrinking when it comes to online flight and hotel booking services. Weeks after snapping up Travelocity, Expedia announced a $1.6 billion buyout of another competitor, Orbitz, and competing giant Priceline is buying up smaller brands like Kayak. Who’s benefiting from all this? Also, we look at the new $17.5 billion International Monetary Fund loan package given to Ukraine. "It's a tough program, and it's not without risk," says the IMF chief.

 

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'Fifty Shades' of merchandising

Feb 12, 2015
Adapting the kinky bestseller puts the business of film tie-ins in a 'Grey' area.

Who benefits when Expedia buys the competition?

Feb 12, 2015
Weeks after snapping up Travelocity, Expedia announces a $1.6 billion buyout of Orbitz.

This might hurt a bit: The downside of Ukraine's IMF loan

Feb 12, 2015
A $17.5 billion IMF package for Ukraine comes with challenging conditions.

Average Costco customer makes six figures

Feb 12, 2015
Barely. Guess it takes a wee bit of money to buy in bulk.

Caltech's little engineers that could

Feb 12, 2015
Infants and toddlers learn engineering principles at university child-care center.

12 crazy facts about chickens, and then some

Feb 12, 2015
At any one time, 20 billion chickens are alive and squawking on our planet.

Brazil is facing its worst drought in a century

Feb 12, 2015
Schoolkids are told not to brush their teeth, and rationing may be on the horizon.

Port lockouts and the sea's importance in supply chain

Feb 12, 2015
What happens when your ship comes in, and there’s no one to unload your goods.

Airing on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015: What happens when your ship comes in, and there’s no one there to unload your goods? We look at the ripple effect of the West Coast port strike. Plus, the choices are shrinking when it comes to online flight and hotel booking services. Weeks after snapping up Travelocity, Expedia announced a $1.6 billion buyout of another competitor, Orbitz, and competing giant Priceline is buying up smaller brands like Kayak. Who’s benefiting from all this? Also, we look at the new $17.5 billion International Monetary Fund loan package given to Ukraine. “It’s a tough program, and it’s not without risk,” says the IMF chief.

 

Music from the episode

Valerie - '68 Version Amy Winehouse
Teenagers in Heat Holy Ghost!