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Marketplace for Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Dec 30, 2015

Marketplace for Wednesday, December 30, 2015

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One high school marching band's $1.2 million ticket to the Rose Parade; a $400 meal at Olive Garden on New Year's Eve; and a $1 billion Pep Boys deal. 

Segments From this episode

Demand is on the New Year's Eve menu in Times Square

Dec 30, 2015
$800 per person at Bubba Gump's, anyone?

Cleanup concerns raised as coal companies decline

Dec 30, 2015
Many have "self-bonded" their costs for reclaiming mines if they should go under.

Puerto Rico prepares to pay back debt

Dec 30, 2015
The payment will affect the island's budget and infrastructure.

The cage-rattling strategy of Carl Icahn

Dec 30, 2015
He got Pep Boys for $1 billion. But even if he had lost, Icahn would have won.

Panama Canal prepares for bigger vessels

Dec 30, 2015
The changes will allow for ships that can carry up to three times the cargo.

German company offering apprenticeships to refugees

Dec 30, 2015
Not everyone's on board with the plan, though.

One band's $1.2 million ticket to play the Rose Parade

Dec 30, 2015
With 716 members, the Texas squad is the U.S.'s largest high school marching band.

One high school marching band’s $1.2 million ticket to the Rose Parade; a $400 meal at Olive Garden on New Year’s Eve; and a $1 billion Pep Boys deal. 

Music from the episode

Stranger Dr. Dog
Punga Klingande
Take a Walk Passion Pit
Something Good Can Work Two Door Cinema Club
"Fall Back" Dear Jayne Feat. the Dream