Stories Tagged as
Black market
How the demand for French bulldogs has created a black market
by
Janet Nguyen
Feb 21, 2024
Demand for French bulldogs has soared, leading to high prices, theft and unethical breeding practices.
Cactus poachers are picking the Texas desert clean of rare species
by
Zoe Kurland
Feb 21, 2022
The lucrative cactus black market is booming, and many species are threatened with extinction.
The pangolin black market is fueled by its scales, not its good looks
May 15, 2019
Pangolin scales are in demand primarily for traditional Chinese medicine.
What North Korea looks like with capitalism "creeping in"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 1, 2018
In 2016, writer Travis Jeppesen became the first American to study at a North Korean university.
For many Haitians, street dispensaries are the only source of medicine
by
Hayley Hershman
and Paulina Velasco
Jun 16, 2017
What’s a street dispensary? It’s “a sort of chemical Babel Tower,” according to Arnaud Robert, who reported on these Haitian pharmacies for the June 2017 issue of National Geographic. But the street vendors are not pharmacists, and their wares are not regulated. This illegal, ubiquitous medical practice can have serious consequences for the health of many […]
Inside the booming black market for bourbon
Jun 14, 2017
High demand and short supply mean some labels are all but unavailable in stores.
For public good, not for profit.
Migration is a business on Mexico's southern border
Jul 8, 2016
As people and goods illegally cross the Mexico-Guatemala border, many profit.
In struggling Venezuela, cheap gas and food are smuggled out
by
Scott Tong
Apr 11, 2016
Gas is so cheap that it can be sold at a profit in neighboring Colombia.
Venezuela's inflation woes are growing
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Scott Tong
Feb 23, 2016
Marketplace's Scott Tong reporting from Venezuela