Apr 13, 2016

Marketplace for Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Bank of America is one of the five major banks failed to fulfill the regulatory requirement. Davis Turner/Getty Images

The Fed and the FDIC rejected the "living wills" of five U.S. banks; what its like to maintain a house like Downton Abbey; and a look at the growing market for kids' football helmets

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WHO's fight against Zika highlights funding issues

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

Feb 24, 2016

The organization's ability to tackle disease globally is hampered by under-funding.

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Margaret Chan attends a press conference on Zika virus outbreak on March 22, 2016 at the health organization headquarters in Geneva.

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The price of keeping up a Downton Abbey-like home

by Stephen Beard

Apr 13, 2016

When you inherit a fine old house, you need to find the funds to maintain it.

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GMO acreage falls — along with commodity prices

by Andy Uhler

Apr 13, 2016

For crops where GMO seeds are big, they're 90 percent of the market

Corn grows in a field near Roscoe, Illinois.

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Banks' living wills remain a work in progress

by Tracey Samuelson

Apr 13, 2016

Feds and financial institutions still negotiating the rules on regulation

Bank of America is one of the five major banks failed to fulfill the regulatory requirement.

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All eyes on U.S. consumers as retail sales soften

by Annie Baxter

Apr 13, 2016

Retail sales were down unexpectedly in March.

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CinemaCon and what may be coming to a theater near you

by Kai Ryssdal and Adriene Hill

Apr 13, 2016

Marketplace’s Adriene Hill reports from the annual movie-industry gathering

National Association of Theatre Owners President and CEO John Fithian speaks onstage during CinemaCon 2016 The State of the Industry: Past, Present and Future and STX Entertainment Presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon on April, 12, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Final Note

The Fed's Beige Book is actually pretty colorful

by Kai Ryssdal

Apr 13, 2016

The publication illustrates the economy with some anecdotal notes.

It's that time of year when the Fed lets us in on some fun stories about the economy.

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The Fed and the FDIC rejected the “living wills” of five U.S. banks; what its like to maintain a house like Downton Abbey; and a look at the growing market for kids’ football helmets