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Ford to fire CEO Mark Fields

by Marielle Segarra
May 22, 2017
Investors say the future-oriented CEO wasn't focusing enough on the present.
Ford CEO Mark Fields speaks at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 22, 2017.
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With sales falling, Whole Foods replaces nearly half its board members

by Marielle Segarra
May 11, 2017
Former executives from companies such as Panera will join the grocery chain.
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'Fear index' at its lowest level since 1993

by Marielle Segarra
May 9, 2017
VIX, known as the 'fear index,' gauges market volatility.
Traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Foreign investors have pulled billions out of American stocks

by Mark Garrison
Nov 2, 2016
A look at the relationship between the markets and this year's presidential election.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on stage during the second presidential debate. 
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Retail broker TD Ameritrade buys Scottrade in $4 billion deal

by Adam Allington
Oct 24, 2016
Retail broker TD Ameritrade has announced it’s buying competitor Scottrade in a $4 billion deal, hoping to shore up the low-cost stock trading industry as it deals with declining revenue and growth. Online brokerages helped popularize trading for the masses in the 90s, but now they’re under pressure as investors move to more passive investing […]
A view of signage outside of a TD Bank location in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. TD Ameritrade announced on Monday, October 24, 2016, that it would acquire Scottrade Financial Services for $4 billion. 
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Brexit

What you should do when the markets go crazy

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 24, 2016
The recent Brexit vote is causing world markets to panic.
Monitors display exchange rates in Paris, Tokyo, Sydney and Amsterdam.
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The Price of Profits

Forrest Full of Shares

by Marketplace Staff
Jun 15, 2016
What's a share? Well, Paddy Hirsch's mom used to say they were like a box of chocolates...
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It's a rough time to be a hedge fund

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 18, 2016
A record number of funds closed up shop last year.
With volatile markets and lots of closures in 2015, it's a hard time to be a hedge fund.
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The Dispatch, Episode 2: Zenefits, TV prices, and car sharing

by Molly Wood
Feb 12, 2016
Insert-tech-boom-cliche here.
Hey, look! A tech service being advertised in the Mission in San Francisco! Also wow, does this seem overdue. 
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Final Note

It was a rough year for Warren Buffett

by Molly Wood
Dec 31, 2015
It was hard to make money this year, even for billionaires.
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