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Mar 8, 2016

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United airlines is facing more turbulence, the FCC is eyeing broadband subsidies, and Japan is running out of people to care for its elderly population — are robots the answer?

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Japan's long-term care dilemma: Immigrants or robots?

by Sally Herships
Mar 8, 2016
With more young people in the workforce, who will take care of an aging population?
Is this the future of senior care? Japan thinks it may be. 
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United's stock isn't soaring, and hedge funds are on the attack

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 8, 2016
There's turbulence in the friendly skies as investors and management battle for control.
An employee walks through the United Airlines terminal at Newark Liberty Airport on July 8, 2015 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Oil workers say their pay was stolen before the bust

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 8, 2016
New lawsuits claim companies didn't pay earned wages and overtime.
A truck used to carry sand for fracking is washed in a truck stop on February 4, 2015 in Odessa, Texas.
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What happened to all those foreclosed homes?

by Adriene Hill
Mar 8, 2016
Foreclosures are down, but home ownership isn't back up. What gives?
People dress as foreclosed homes during a protest in 2012 in New York.
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The secret to a perfect basketball team is data

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 8, 2016
You don't come across a Steph Curry every day, but teams are trying to make their own.
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors reacts after making a three-point basket against the Oklahoma City Thunder at ORACLE Arena on March 3, 2016 in Oakland, California.
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FCC proposes broadband subsidies for low-income households

by Nova Safo
Mar 8, 2016
Low-income users would get $9.25 per month under the agency's plan.
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Commissioner speaks at a panel discussion at the Kaiser Family Foundation on November 4, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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Final Note

Japan's bonds are worth basically nothing — or less

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 8, 2016
You can make less than half a percent over 30 years for loaning the government money.
A man looks at a screen showing global stock market information on the street in Tokyo on August 25, 2015. 
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United airlines is facing more turbulence, the FCC is eyeing broadband subsidies, and Japan is running out of people to care for its elderly population — are robots the answer?

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