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Marketplace for Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Feb 9, 2016

Marketplace for Tuesday, February 9, 2016

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Another round of "What is Janet Yellen thinking?" as Chair Yellen heads to congress tomorrow; a look at staff diversity on college campuses; and while oil prices continue to slump, what is OPEC doing?

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Red Lobster gets a boost from Beyoncé

Feb 9, 2016
Looks like Red Lobster's sales got into "Formation"
Beyonce released a single last week that mentioned the seafood chain.
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A university confronts bias in faculty hiring

Feb 9, 2016
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County tries to change how it recruits.
Tyson King-Meadows is chair of the Africana Studies department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, which is taking new steps to increase faculty diversity.
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Mars Inc. is so over artificial coloring

Feb 9, 2016
Changing the coloring process could be a logistical nightmare for the candy maker.
Mars Inc. will soon be tasting a new rainbow after deciding to no longer use artificial coloring in their products. 
Kit Carruthers/Flickr

Is OPEC still doing its job?

Feb 9, 2016
What happens when neither the oil cartel nor anyone else manages supply?
President of the OPEC Conference Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu at a news conference after a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), at OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Austria on December 4, 2015.
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What's Janet Yellen thinking?

Feb 9, 2016
The Fed Chair prepares to testify before Congress about markets and the economy
Chair of the US Federal Reserve Janet Yellen testifies before a Joint Economic Committee hearing on 'The Economic Outlook,' on December 3, 2015.
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How can we tell if a recession is upon us?

Feb 9, 2016
New York Times senior economics correspondent Neil Irwin talks about the signs of a recession

Fashion Week is adapting to a changing economy

Feb 9, 2016
The future of Fashion Week is much different than what we're used to
 A view outside of last season's New York Fashion Week. 
Larry Busacca/Getty Images

Another round of “What is Janet Yellen thinking?” as Chair Yellen heads to congress tomorrow; a look at staff diversity on college campuses; and while oil prices continue to slump, what is OPEC doing?

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