Spike in demand for building materials helped drive overall retail sales in MayBy Reema KhraisJune 14, 2018POSTED IN: business Retail Economy sales construction building materials consumer spending ListenreadDownloadDownload
Michigan State University weighs scandal's financial impactBy Amy ScottMay 24, 2018Jim McIsaac/Getty ImagesA $500 million settlement with victims of convicted doctor Larry Nassar is just the start.POSTED IN: Education sexual assault sexual harassment Michigan michigan state university higher education ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why a college degree has become more important after the Great Recession, not lessBy Kai RyssdalMay 23, 2018AFP PHOTO/Jim WatsonPublic funding for higher ed may be getting scarcer, but a college degree is only getting more valuablePOSTED IN: arizona state university graduation commencement higher education ListenreadDownloadDownload
States and cities that raise tolls and taxes may get a leg up for federal infrastructure moneyBy Jed KimApril 27, 2018POSTED IN: Economy Taxes state taxes federal money infrastructure Department of Transportation federal grants tolls ListenreadDownloadDownload
I've always wondered: how mint flavoring became associated with clean teethBy Mitchell HartmanMarch 16, 2018Mitchell Hartman/MarketplaceListener Grant Cohoe says he's "not a fan of mint" and asks: "Why it is that mint is so ubiquitous in toothpaste, mouthwash and the like?"POSTED IN: business mint toothpaste farms Agriculture washington state central washington ListenreadDownloadDownload
State Department role not limited to diplomacy By Kimberly AdamsMarch 13, 2018POSTED IN: Economy global trade trade state department rex tillerson ListenreadDownloadDownload
At the State of the Union, Trump said he's killed more regulations than any other White House. Not exactly.By Krissy Clark and Amy ScottFebruary 01, 2018Pete Marovich/Getty ImagesFor starters, the government only started counting in the '90s.POSTED IN: regulation Trump State of the Union ListenreadDownloadDownload
Trump's State of the Union: Our predictionsBy Marketplace staffJanuary 30, 2018BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesHere's what we'll be listening for tonight.POSTED IN: State of the Union SOTU Trump U.S. economy read
Where’s the money behind President Trump’s infrastructure plan?By Nancy Marshall-GenzerJanuary 30, 2018POSTED IN: Economy infrastructure State of the Union infrastructure plan ListenreadDownloadDownload
