Jul 14, 2016

Marketplace for Thursday, July 14, 2016

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Oil producers are using more efficient technology that allows them to make a profit drilling for oil when the price is as low as $60 a barrel; Our latest economic anxiety poll found nearly 25 percent of people said its been more than five years since they took a week-long vacation; and Larry Wilmore, host of The Nightly Show about the 2016 election and how he covers politics on his show.

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Low oil prices made U.S. frackers lean and profitable

by Scott Tong

Jul 14, 2016

Even at prices half what they once were, U.S. oil producers can make a profit

Oil producers are using more efficient technology that allows them to make a profit drilling for oil when the price is as low as $60 a barrel.

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What Diane Keaton can teach you about working women

by Bridget Bodnar

Jul 14, 2016

Is it easier to find a movie with positive depictions of women in the workplace in the 1980s than it is today?

Diane Keaton in the 1987 comedy "Baby Boom."

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Drug prices still escalating and not stopping any time soon

by Dan Gorenstein

Jul 14, 2016

Drug price inflation soars even as prices in the wider economy are stable.

Americans continue to spend on drugs at an increasing rate.

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Larry Wilmore says the presidential campaign is "scary"

by Kai Ryssdal

Jul 14, 2016

The Nightly Show host Larry Wilmore shares how he makes comedy out of dark places

Host Larry Wilmore on 'The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore.'

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The middle class vacation squeeze

by Mitchell Hartman

Jul 14, 2016

Taking an annual out-of-town vacation is a mark of middle-class attainment in the U.S. But about 1 in 4 households haven't managed to get away for a week or more — in five years.