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Oct 26, 2016

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Wall Street is spending big in this election, more employers are investing in liberal arts graduates and Amazon is trying to take on Macy's. Plus: Part two in our series on how the immigration fight is shaping work in Washington.

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Final Note

Trump International Hotel opens

by Marketplace Staff
Oct 26, 2016
The property, which was mired in business issues, finally opens its doors.
The Trump International Hotel pictured before its grand opening in Washington, D.C.
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How The Deck Is Stacked

Five of your immigration questions, answered

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 26, 2016
We got a lot of questions while reporting on migrant labor from a hops field in Washington.
A naturalization ceremony in Washington.
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Amazon heads for fashion dominance as clothes buyers go for the convenience of online clothes shopping

by Reema Khrais
Oct 26, 2016
The Everything Store is on track to be the nation's largest clothing store next year.
An Amazon distribution center in Saran, France.
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Memoirs + Biographies

What you learn when you spend a year drinking beer

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 26, 2016
Kai Ryssdal talks with Lucy Burningham about her new book, “My Beer Year”.
Lucy Birmingham, author of 'My Beer Year: Adventures with Hop Farmers, Craft Brewers, Chefs, Beer Sommeliers and Fanatical Drinkers as a Beer Master in Training.'
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Wall Street spending sets new record in presidential campaign

by Lewis Wallace
Oct 26, 2016
Wall Street has spent $1.4 billion on donations and lobbying this election, more than twice the contributions by any other industry, according to a new study by Americans for Financial reform. That works out to $2.3 million per day from January 2015 to September 2016. And it wasn’t banks that led the effort, despite the […]
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Liberal arts majors are getting paid

by Andy Uhler
Oct 26, 2016
More of them are getting full time jobs, and they're earning more at those jobs. Here's why.
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Wall Street is spending big in this election, more employers are investing in liberal arts graduates and Amazon is trying to take on Macy’s. Plus: Part two in our series on how the immigration fight is shaping work in Washington.

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