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"Star Wars" and the rise of the money making movie

by Kai Ryssdal and Adhiti Bandlamudi
Dec 12, 2016
The Star Wars film franchise changed this history of film, for better or for worse.
A member of staff demonstrates a Star Wars Jedi 'Lightsaber' themed umbrella at the 'Toy Soul 2015' exhibition in Hong Kong on December 19, 2015. The exhibition which runs from 18-20 December is geared towards local artists and toy developers showcasing new products.
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A private, global super court you've probably never heard of

by Molly Wood
Sep 8, 2016
Investor-state dispute settlements give corporations enormous power over countries.
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Top executives band together to release 'commonsense' corporate guidelines

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Jul 21, 2016
Bankers, business CEO’s and asset managers met secretly to come up with a set of “best principles” for running publicly owned corporations.
A boardroom meeting, circa 1960.  
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The Price of Profits

2016: A Corporation Odyssey

by Marketplace Staff
Jun 15, 2016
What's a corporation? Paddy Hirsch explains.
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The first corporations — way back — had social purpose

by Scott Tong
Jun 14, 2016
The idea that they are solely businesses developed as late as the 1800s.
Circa 1680, a look at the trading post established by the British East India Company at Surat.
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IBM: when corporations took care of their employees

by Dan Bobkoff
Jun 13, 2016
IBM had a policy of full employment and went without layoffs for seven decades.
 Louis V. Gerstner became CEO of IBM in 1993. Later that year, the company would lay off thousands of workers. 
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The Price of Profits

Introducing "The Price of Profits"

by Marketplace Staff
Jun 13, 2016
We're exploring what happens when profits become a company’s product, in partnership with Business Insider.
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The long party for commodity producers is so over

by Scott Tong
Aug 24, 2015
Commodities run in long cycles, with booms sustained by a historical event.
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Firms, organized labor wait for major ruling

by Mark Garrison
Aug 14, 2015
The case is about employees working for subcontractors or franchisees.
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The activists are coming!

by Paddy Hirsch
Apr 21, 2015
Spring is shareholder meeting season — and primetime for activist investors.
A photo from  February 2006, where activist investor Carl Icahn, right, was pictured with former Viacom and Universal Studios CEO Frank Biondi, left. At the time, Icahn sought to overthrow Time Warner's board, break up the media conglomerate into four companies, and have Biondi take over as Time Warner chief executive.
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