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Last of pipeline opponents leave North Dakota protest camp

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 22, 2017
Most left peacefully, but some were arrested after the government's deadline to leave the area.
Campers set structures on fire in preparation of the Army Corp's deadline to leave the Oceti Sakowin protest camp today in Cannon Ball, North Dakota. Activists and protesters have occupied the Standing Rock Sioux reservation for months in opposition to the completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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What happens now that the Anthem-Cigna merger is blocked?

by Dan Gorenstein
Feb 9, 2017
The health insurers consider what to do with the billions left over from the deal.
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Oculus pop-up closings signal trouble in virtual reality market

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Feb 9, 2017
Facebook will close hundreds of its virtual reality demo stations in Best Buy stores.
A woman wears Oculus goggles at a press event in San Francisco.
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Airline executives air their issues over breakfast with Trump

by Mark Garrison
Feb 9, 2017
Issues over a long-running competition are sure to come up.
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Dippin' Dots attempts a fresh start with Sean Spicer

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 23, 2017
The White House Press Secretary tweeted his harsh critique of the company for years.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks during a daily briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House January 23, 2017 in Washington, DC. 
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How The Deck Is Stacked

What these small business owners need from Trump

by Kai Ryssdal and Donna Tam
Jan 19, 2017
Meet entrepreneurs with high hopes for the incoming administration.
Sondralee Orengia, owner of Custom Audio, sells home and car audio systems.
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How The Deck Is Stacked

If manufacturing jobs can't come back, what happens next?

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 19, 2017
We talk to Penn State economist Kenneth Louie about the future of a manufacturing county that flipped for Trump.
A factory in Erie County, PA. 
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Japan standardizes toilet buttons to accommodate foreign tourists

by Molly Wood
Jan 18, 2017
High-tech toilets, while impressive, are often difficult to understand.
The Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association has created a set of universal, standardized graphics for Toto's buttons.
Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association
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Companies try to avoid the Trump Twitter treatment

by Annie Baxter
Jan 18, 2017
It’s not even Inauguration Day yet, but we’re getting a pretty clear sense of President-elect Donald Trump’s negotiating style with corporate America. His tweets have chastised manufacturers like Carrier, GM and Ford for outsourcing jobs, prompting those companies to promise to add or retain jobs domestically. And now several others are promising expansions and investments […]
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Millennials actually aren’t noncommittal slackers, says new study

by Donna Tam and Marielle Segarra
Jan 10, 2017
Nearly half of the millennial leaders surveyed by The Conference Board said they plan to work for their companies for more than 15 years.
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