Apr 20, 2016

Marketplace for Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Well-trained plant breeders can now entertain a new calling: marijuana. Breeding programs, like this one at The Farm in Boulder, Colo., are becoming a significant commercial enterprise. Luke Runyon/ KUNC and Harvest Public Media

How start-ups and farmers are working together to grow the cannabis business; Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced plans for the new $20, $10 and $5 notes, with the portrait of Harriet Tubman to be featured on the front of the new $20; and how Japan's baby problem is tied to the country's cultural ideas about the workplace.

Segments From this episode

Companies staking claims on electric car chargers

by Jed Kim

Apr 20, 2016

California's three biggest utilities are trying to pilot adding more stations.

Miles Willis / Stringer

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Japan's population is plunging, so where are the babies?

by Sally Herships

Apr 20, 2016

The nation fights an alarming trend with matchmakers and a shift in workplace culture.

Kumi Matsumoto and her second child in Tokyo. On balancing the demands of motherhood and work in Japan, "I’m the kind of woman who does not think that quitting is realistic choice," she said.

Sally Herships

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Morning show wars claim Michael Strahan

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Apr 20, 2016

In a bid for advertisers and viewers, networks are deadly serious about the a.m.

Television host Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan hosts of LIVE on ABC.

Mark Davis/Getty Images

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Watching the new health insurance market unfold in real time

by Dan Gorenstein

Apr 20, 2016

A busy week for health insurers shows how the market is changing

An exterior view of the Anthem Health Insurance headquarters.

Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images

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If you had to come up with $400 right now, could you do it?

by Kai Ryssdal

Apr 20, 2016

A Federal Reserve Board study found that almost half of respondents couldn’t come up with $400

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Final Note

New dollar design will help visually impaired

by Kai Ryssdal

Apr 20, 2016

New images and new ways to participate in the economy

The new bills will feature women and historical events, as well as new textures for the visually impaired.

Mark Wilson/Getty Images

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Wheat, corn, cannabis? Farmers eye next cash crop

by Marketplace Contributor

Apr 20, 2016

With the demand for cannabis growing, farmers realize their expertise has value

Well-trained plant breeders can now entertain a new calling: marijuana. Breeding programs, like this one at The Farm in Boulder, Colo., are becoming a significant commercial enterprise.

Luke Runyon/ KUNC and Harvest Public Media

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How start-ups and farmers are working together to grow the cannabis business; Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced plans for the new $20, $10 and $5 notes, with the portrait of Harriet Tubman to be featured on the front of the new $20; and how Japan’s baby problem is tied to the country’s cultural ideas about the workplace.

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