Jul 25, 2019

What’s next for Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in his office in San Juan in 2018. Peter Balonon-Rosen/Marketplace

Even as the protests against Gov. Ricardo Rosselló die down, serious economic challenges remain. Plus: How businesses gain trust and paleontology in the big city.

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A subway project is uncovering thousands of ice age fossils

by Ben Bradford

Jul 25, 2019

Construction projects are the main way paleontologists find fossils in California.

A partial bison skull rests in a plaster jacket. Paleontologists discovered the skull in construction of the Los Angeles subway extension.

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Automatic Reply

Automatic Reply: "I don't have a clever out-of-office message"

by Maria Hollenhorst

Jul 25, 2019

Privacy lawyer Eileen Braunreiter has a word of caution about out-of-office messages.

Jamie Squire/Getty Images

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Scandals, apologies and trust issues: the aftermath of a corporate crisis

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser

Jul 25, 2019

What does it take for a company to earn back the public's confidence? A new series from the Harvard Business Review tries to find out.

The now-grounded Boeing 737 Max sits on the tarmac outside of the Boeing factory in 2018 in Renton, Washington.

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World's No.1 beer company falters in U.S.

by Mitchell Hartman

Jul 25, 2019

Changing consumer tastes mean Anheuser-Busch InBev's star continues to fall in the U.S.

Bottles of Budweiser beer are displayed at an outdoor bar in New York City.

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A bumpy road for Nissan as profits plummet and layoffs loom

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jul 25, 2019

An executive scandal, questionable strategy, and outdated design dragged down the automaker's profits.

Nissan cars are displayed at a dealership on July 25, 2019 in New York City.

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Is Amazon hurting the retail industry?

by Kai Ryssdal and Daniel Shin

Jul 25, 2019

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's recent comment that Amazon was destroying retail was "bold," according to James Pethokoukis at the American Enterprise Institute.

A close-up of Amazon Prime packages in an Amazon fulfillment center in Peterborough, England.

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Music from the episode

Cuffed Nick Hakim

Flight to the Jungle (Take Off) Monster Rally

Look What I've Done Maverick Sabre

Dream Chorus TOKiMONSTA

Hips Don't Lie Shakira, Wyclef Jean

Megaton Mile Local Natives

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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