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By The Numbers

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The numbers for May 6: 20 pounds of glitter and a 3D gun

by Marketplace Staff
May 6, 2013
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Reporter's notebook: Clearing up the $600,000 average white wealth

by Noel King
May 3, 2013
You asked us about numbers in a story about black wealth. Here's the outcome.
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The numbers for May 3, 2013: Jobs numbers and $1 tacos

by Katie Long
May 3, 2013
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Map: You may be paying way more for birth control

by Daryl Paranada
May 3, 2013
It pays to shop around for prescription drugs.
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Happy birthday, spam! On what 35 years of spam has gotten us

by Noel King
May 3, 2013
Thirty five years ago today, Gary Thuerk sent out the first spam email. We mark the anniversary by trying to track down a spammer ourselves.
A computer screen inbox displaying spam emails.
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The planet's most expensive prison: Guantanamo by the numbers

by David Weinberg
May 3, 2013
The Department of Defense wants to spend nearly $200 million to upgrade facilities at Guantanamo Bay. President Obama wants to shut it down for good. We take a look at the numbers behind the planet's most expensive prison.
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The numbers for May 2, 2013: 700 million tons of garbage and a single tweet

by Marketplace Staff
May 2, 2013
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The money behind 'The Great Gatsby:' From Fitzgerald to the adaptations

by Daryl Paranada
May 1, 2013
A look at the finances behind the author of "The Great Gatsby" and its film adaptations.
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New forms hope to make it easier to sign up for health insurance

by David Gura
Apr 30, 2013
Federal health agency releases shorter, less confusing applications for health care reform programs.
The application form to apply for Obama's Health Care plan went from 21 pages to 3.
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Yahoo's wild and crazy acquisition: SNL archives (in videos)

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Apr 26, 2013
Yahoo makes a play for online content by buying exclusive rights to Saturday Night Live clips.
Since becoming Yahoo CEO last summer, Marissa Mayer has embarked on a acquisition spree.
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