Dec 15, 2015

Marketplace for Tuesday, December 15, 2015

An interview with former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers about the upcoming interest rate hike; how the LAUSD shutdown affected parents' work days; and the effort to restore ties between U.S. and Cuba baseball programs.

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What Larry Summers thinks about raising interest rates

by Kai Ryssdal

Dec 15, 2015

The former Treasury secretary has been vocal in his opposition to rate hikes.

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The black market for campaign email lists

by Kai Ryssdal

Dec 15, 2015

A Politico story looks into the lucrative market for candidate donor emails.

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The state of the WTO in three metaphors

by Tracey Samuelson

Dec 15, 2015

WTO revisits Doha Agenda...14 years later

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Major League baseball tries to repeat history in Cuba

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Dec 15, 2015

Major league executives and players are in Cuba to restore ties.

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The cost of healthcare is based on where you live

by Kai Ryssdal , Dan Gorenstein and Mukta Mohan

Dec 15, 2015

A look at how healthcare monopolies affect the price of care

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Los Angeles schools closed after attack threat

by Andy Uhler

Dec 15, 2015

The Los Angeles School District today closed schools to protect students and employees' safety.

There's no one magic number for the Fed

by Annie Baxter

Dec 15, 2015

We're as sure as we can be that a rate hike is going to happen, but how big will it be?

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An interview with former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers about the upcoming interest rate hike; how the LAUSD shutdown affected parents’ work days; and the effort to restore ties between U.S. and Cuba baseball programs.