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Marketplace for Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015
Jan 27, 2015

Marketplace for Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015

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Airing on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015: A strong dollar is causing some companies to lose money because it makes their overseas products more expensive, leading to falling demand. This impacts stock prices, which is a problem for all of us because America is now a shareholder economy. Plus, the Commerce Department reports core durable goods sales were down 0.6 percent in December, a bit more than had been expected. We unpack that number. Finally, snow days were once for playing outside or cocooning inside. Not anymore. Many of us can now work from home, keeping productivity fairly stable and the overall negative economic impact of a storm relatively low.

Segments From this episode

Koch brothers' 2016 war chest is $889 million

Jan 27, 2015
They are funding a network of political groups gearing up to influence election.

How a strong dollar can be a corporate weakness

Jan 27, 2015
Multinational corporations can be hurt when profits are "lost in translation."

What goes into the 'durable goods index'

Jan 27, 2015
Long-lasting goods are one way to measure health of U.S. manufacturing sector.

Telecommuting is killing the snow day

Jan 27, 2015
People working from home help keep storm's cost down to relatively low $500 million.

Hate performance reviews? So does human resources

Jan 27, 2015
More companies are ditching the practice in favor of ongoing feedback.
A business meeting, circa 1950s.
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Looking for meaning in a fractional gas price increase

Jan 27, 2015
For first time in four months, an average gallon goes up – from $2.033 to $2.038.

Airing on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015: A strong dollar is causing some companies to lose money because it makes their overseas products more expensive, leading to falling demand. This impacts stock prices, which is a problem for all of us because America is now a shareholder economy. Plus, the Commerce Department reports core durable goods sales were down 0.6 percent in December, a bit more than had been expected. We unpack that number. Finally, snow days were once for playing outside or cocooning inside. Not anymore. Many of us can now work from home, keeping productivity fairly stable and the overall negative economic impact of a storm relatively low.

Music from the episode

Sea of Air Portugal. The Man
101 WALLA
Toxic Yael Naim