Jan 15, 2016

Marketplace Weekend for Friday, January 15, 2016

This weekend, guest host David Lazarus from the LA Times looks at the future of China's economy, Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson explains why the new social media hotness is a platform called Peach, and filmmaker and author Davy Rothbart takes our economics-inspired questionnaire.

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The Marketplace Quiz

FOUND Magazine's Davy Rothbart takes the Marketplace Quiz

by Raghu Manavalan

Jan 15, 2016

The author of "My Heart is an Idiot" stopped by our studios to take our economics-inspired personality questionnaire.

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New book looks at women and their growing influence

by Hayley Hershman

Jan 15, 2016

A conversation with the author of the book "Broad Influence"

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Local Money

Local Money: Why all of our roads are so bad

by David Lazarus

Jan 15, 2016

A run-down on why America has a big infrastructure problem.

A crumbled road surface sits along Woodward Avenue where the new commuter light rail with be constructed December 30, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan.

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What issue should the next president tackle?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff

Jan 15, 2016

It’s the start of the election year and it can be hard to weed through the fundraising emails, attack ads and numerous debates, to figure out what issues are actually being talked about. This week we want to know: When it comes to your money and your economy, what’s the most important issue you want […]

This weekend, guest host David Lazarus from the LA Times looks at the future of China’s economy, Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson explains why the new social media hotness is a platform called Peach, and filmmaker and author Davy Rothbart takes our economics-inspired questionnaire.

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