Feb 11, 2021

Individual investor frenzy focuses on cannabis stocks

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The traders who buy stocks like GameStop have moved on to Tilray, which is seeing wild fluctuations in its share price. Plus, stock exchanges challenge a rule change that would make market data open and free. And, an interview with the co-founder of the 9to5 labor movement.

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Individual investors are now lighting up marijuana stocks

Marketplace’s Nova Safo reports.

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Exchanges seek review for rules that would make more stock market data public

by Justin Ho

Feb 11, 2021

The exchanges currently sell this market information, typically to big, institutional investors.

The New York Stock Exchange stands in lower Manhattan on Jan. 3, 2019 in New York City.

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How secretaries organized and changed the workplace for women

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon

Feb 11, 2021

The 9to5 movement started with the feeling of being invisible as a woman office worker, says co-founder Karen Nussbaum.

"We had to carve out our own space both in the women's movement and the labor movement," said Karen Nussbaum, co-founder of the 9to5 movement.

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4/17/1975 Rob Viktum

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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