Sep 8, 2016

Marketplace for Thursday, September 8, 2016

Apache Corporation discovered more than 2 billion barrels of oil and 75 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in West Texas. OMAR TORRES/AFP/Getty Images

New anti-discrimination policies at Airbnb, new oil in West Texas and a new, post-software HP. Plus: Pumpkin Spice Lattes and why investors are falling back in love with junk bonds.

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The funeral business? Eternally healthy

by Gigi Douban

Sep 8, 2016

But finding younger mortuary workers is a challenge.

“The funeral biz is 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year," says funeral director Doug Williams.

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New oil find in West Texas holds off 'peak oil' again

by Scott Tong

Sep 8, 2016

The oil was found in a region heavily drilled for nearly a century.

Apache Corporation discovered more than 2 billion barrels of oil and 75 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in West Texas.

OMAR TORRES/AFP/Getty Images

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Tobacco farmers see green in indigo

by Marketplace Contributor

Sep 8, 2016

One company offers growers a way to raise the dye plant instead.

Farmers David Fulton ,left, and Larry Williams inspect a sprig of indigo in Fulton's field. They primarily farm tobacco.

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A private, global super court you've probably never heard of

by Molly Wood

Sep 8, 2016

Investor-state dispute settlements give corporations enormous power over countries.

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HP waves goodbye to its software side in $8.8 billion deal

by Molly Wood and Bridget Bodnar

Sep 8, 2016

Why does a little-known British company think its worth that much?

Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlitt Packard Enterprise, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in 2015. HPE will sell the software portion of its business to Micro Focus in a deal worth $8.8 billion.

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Why junk bonds are back in vogue

by Mark Garrison

Sep 8, 2016

In a search for yield, investors are turning to these relatively risky investments.

Flags fly over the Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C. Investors are choosing the route of junk bonds because the Federal Reserve's policy of low interest rates is helping push down yields on safer bonds.

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Airbnb cracks down on bias — but at what cost?

by Dan Gorenstein

Sep 8, 2016

The company doesn't have to lose it's identity by minimizing the use of photos, consultant says.

Starting later this fall, Airbnb will encourage instant bookings and discourage the use of photos, among other efforts to curb reports of discrimination and racism on the online platform.

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Final Note

It's not even fall, and pumpkin spice is ruling Instagram

by Molly Wood

Sep 8, 2016

Sorry, Kai.

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New anti-discrimination policies at Airbnb, new oil in West Texas and a new, post-software HP. Plus: Pumpkin Spice Lattes and why investors are falling back in love with junk bonds.

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Make Me Like You Gwen Stefani

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