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Six surprising measures on the ballot today
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Mariam Baksh
Nov 8, 2016
Yes, marijuana legalization is a big issue for lots of states, but what about other measures that affect the economy?
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Chinese firm Wanda to buy Dick Clark Productions
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Reema Khrais
Nov 4, 2016
The Chinese Company Dalian Wanda Group has been on a shopping spree in Hollywood. Today, the company announced that it bought Dick Clark Productions. That gives them the rights to high-profile events like the Golden Globes awards and the Miss American Pageant. Marketplace’s Reema Khrais reports on the latest buy from Wanda, and what it […]
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How the undocumented immigrant workforce has changed since 2009
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Donna Tam
Nov 3, 2016
A new Pew report looks at the population, which accounts for 5 percent of U.S. labor.
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Robots, data, and the industries of the future
by
Molly Wood
Mar 2, 2016
Soon, you may have your own personal C-3PO
A disappearing industry in Lorain, Ohio
Jan 16, 2015
As the price of crude oil falls, so does the demand for steel.
The state of manufacturing in the states
Dec 30, 2014
And the danger of heralding the return of manufacturing to the U.S.
Scott Borchetta: Country music maverick or anti-Christ?
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 28, 2012
Scott Borchetta, the music executive who founded Big Machine Records, has turned country music on its head. And not just in the artists he's discovered (including Taylor Swift) but in the deals he's negotiated.
For public good, not for profit.
China is not about to eat America's lunch
Apr 16, 2012
Commentator Vijay Vaitheeswaran says America's culture of creativity and innovation beats out China's state-run capitalism.
Less than half of U.S. students are proficient in science
Jan 25, 2011
Science is a tough subject for most U.S. students -- so tough that they aren't meeting average proficiency levels in the subject, according to re...
Raise your hand...
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Kai Ryssdal
Oct 1, 2008
...if you still think the credit crunch isn't filtering down to consumers....