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Weekly Wrap: Why the Fed hasn't raised interest rates again

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 29, 2016
Catherine Rampell and John Carney join Kai to recap the week that was.
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A warning for parched China: a city runs out of water

by Rob Schmitz
Apr 25, 2016
A city suddenly without water highlights northern China's water shortage.
Construction crews put the finishing touches on the middle route of China’s South-North Water Diversion project in Henan province. The project’s three routes (two of which are completed) total nearly 2700 miles of man-made waterways that divert water from China’s water-rich south to its parched northern region.
Rob Schmitz/Marketplace
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China cracks down on Internet finance sector

by Rob Schmitz
Apr 21, 2016
The ballooning sector in China has escaped regulation — up until now.
The headquarters of the People's Bank of China.
MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images
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Chinese companies love acquiring American brands

by Andy Uhler
Apr 20, 2016
Printer company Lexmark is being sold to a Chinese group for about $3.5 billion.
A Lexmark printer.
Image via Wikimedia Commons
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This visa program is a path to citizenship for the rich

by Mark Garrison
Apr 18, 2016
Foreigners invest in property developments to sidestep immigration rules.
An aerial view of the site of the Hudson Yards project.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York/Wikimedia Commons
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Author Duncan Clark on how a former English teacher built one of the world's largest e-commerce companies

by David Brancaccio
Apr 14, 2016
Alibaba is an e-commerce juggernaut that competes with the likes of Wal-Mart and Amazon.
Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma poses for a photo outside the New York Stock Exchange. 
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Oil price slump hampers Nigerian economy

by Amy Scott
Apr 13, 2016
The economy of the oil-dependent nation has been shaken by falling revenues.
Naira banknotes, Nigeria's currency.
PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
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The big loophole in China's sanctions on North Korea

by Rob Schmitz
Apr 6, 2016
Should North Korea's economy collapse, it won't be pretty for China.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspects the command of the Korean People's Army.
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Xi Jinping's family linked to Panama Papers

by Rob Schmitz
Apr 4, 2016
Xi Jinping is among 8 of China's top officials whose families own shell companies to hide their money.
Xi Jinping's family has been linked to the Panama Papers scandal.
Feng Li/Getty Images
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The Chinese lake that's ground zero for the bird flu

by Rob Schmitz
Mar 30, 2016
Scientists have their eyes on Poyang Lake, China's breeding ground for bird flu.
Scientists believe live bird markets like this one, in the city of Nanchang near Poyang Lake, have ideal conditions for the spread of the avian influenza.
Rob Schmitz/Marketplace
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