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What is the DEAL with all these old episodes of “Seinfeld”?
Sep 17, 2019

What is the DEAL with all these old episodes of “Seinfeld”?

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Streaming wars beget expensive battles for old sitcoms. Plus: We'll walk you through the Fed's toolkit and look at oil prices.

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Investor skepticism prompts WeWork to postpone its IPO

by Justin Ho
Sep 17, 2019
Still, 2019 has been a good year so far for newly minted public companies.
A WeWork space in the Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, in March.
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How the energy market affects the price at the pump

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 17, 2019
We break down the numbers behind a barrel of oil with Amelie Carlton of Rice University.
This AFPTV screen grab from a video made on Sept. 14 shows smoke billowing from an Aramco oil facility.
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The Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve chairs love to talk about their toolkit. But what’s in it?

by Jana Kasperkevic , Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Dec 18, 2018
We take a look at the tools at the Fed's disposal when it comes to keeping the economy humming along.
 The Federal Reserve building.
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Why Netflix and WarnerMedia want sitcoms for the streaming wars

by Ben Bradford
Sep 18, 2019
Netflix hopes "Seinfeld" will keep the streaming giant master of its domain, while HBO Max hopes to enter the field with a "Big Bang."
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My Economy

Taking on this economy as a newly single parent

by Andie Corban
Sep 17, 2019
Hillary Barbour recently ended a nine-year marriage. "My radar is a lot more sensitive now to things that are happening in the market."
Hillary Barbour working at a Portland food festival.
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It's "Steelmageddon" after nearly 18 months of trade war

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
Sep 17, 2019
"Prices are just tumbling every day," says Lisa Goldenberg, president of Delaware Steel Co.
A lift moves giant spools of steel in Germany.
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