Marketplace for Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015
Feb 4, 2015

Marketplace for Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015

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Airing on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015: Automakers are reporting big sales and big profits, and we look at the reasons for this resurgence. Plus, you'll soon have one less place to buy your pens and pencils: Staples announced its $6.3 billion purchase of Office Depot. Finally, Gilead Sciences released quarterly results today. We look at how drug prices move from the sticker price to the discounted price.

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Waukesha fights for a share of Lake Michigan's water

Feb 4, 2015
So close yet so far away: A town short on water tries to tap the lake 15 miles away.

Pent-up demand happily collides with new car models

Feb 4, 2015
Detroit automakers benefit from streamlining operating costs during the recession.

Why Staples may be allowed to buy Office Depot

Feb 4, 2015
Aided by a changing competitive landscape, $6.3 billion deal could be approved.

Insurers often take sting out of high price of drugs

Feb 4, 2015
It's "not what anybody really pays if you have private health insurance."

One man's mission to get 'comprised of' off Wikipedia

Feb 4, 2015
One editor has removed tens of thousands of one very specific error from the site.

Airing on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015: Automakers are reporting big sales and big profits, and we look at the reasons for this resurgence. Plus, you’ll soon have one less place to buy your pens and pencils: Staples announced its $6.3 billion purchase of Office Depot. Finally, Gilead Sciences released quarterly results today. We look at how drug prices move from the sticker price to the discounted price.

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Gold Silver Diamond Generationals