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CinemaCon and what may be coming to a theater near you

By Kai Ryssdal and Adriene Hill

April 13, 2016

National Association of Theatre Owners President and CEO John Fithian speaks onstage during CinemaCon 2016 The State of the Industry: Past, Present and Future and STX Entertainment Presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon on April, 12, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. — Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for CinemaCon

Marketplace’s Adriene Hill reports from the annual movie-industry gathering

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'Dry Powder' puts venture capitalists on center stage

By Kai Ryssdal

April 04, 2016

Our conversation with playwright Sarah Burgess.

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The founding of the somewhat United States

By Lizzie O'Leary

October 23, 2015

In 1781, Gens. Rochambeau and Washington, with the Marquis de Lafayette, give the last orders for attack in "Siege of Yorktown" by Auguste Couder. — Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Lafayette's influence is everywhere in America.

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Coming soon: Sarah Jessica Parker shoes

By Adriene Hill

September 13, 2013

Hollywood actress Sarah Jessica Parker, of the popular TV series Sex and the City, stands next to her portraits during the opening of the SM Aura shopping mall in Manila on May 16, 2013. — TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images

Sarah Jessica Parker will launch a line of shoes at Nordstrom in early 2014. But they may not be what you are expecting.

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Philly Tech Week: It's always techie in Philadelphia

By David Brancaccio

April 24, 2013

There's more to Philadelphia than The Liberty Bell, it has a budding tech scene. — TOM MIHALEK/AFP/Getty Images

Tech has never just been about Silicon Valley, and Philadelphia wants the world to know that.

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After Warby Parker, a clean shave with Harry's

By Kai Ryssdal

March 28, 2013

Part of the Harry's Shave Set. — Harry's

Co-founder of Warby Parker launches a shaving company using the successful eyeglass company's business model.

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Warby Parker tries to re-focus eyeglass industry

By Dan Bobkoff

January 15, 2013

A pair of Warby Parker's Crosby eyeglasses. Warby Parker sells quality glasses for $95, using in-house design and online sales to undercut high price mark ups by big players like Luxottica. — Matt Berger / Marketplace

Warby Parker sells quality glasses for $95, using in-house design and online sales to undercut high price mark ups by big players like Luxottica.

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Playlist: NBA put on hold, all eyes on Slovakia

By Mary Dooe

October 11, 2011

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