How to save for a house and have your avocado toast, too

May 19, 2017
It's about the big expenses, not the small ones.
Avocado consumption has been increasing every year since 2010.
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Prom season is here, and it can cost families a pretty penny

May 19, 2017
Teens are spending hundreds of dollars on the 'promposal' alone.
Friends dance together at their prom.
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French indie rockers Phoenix take the Marketplace Quiz

May 19, 2017
And explain why oysters are the key to fortune.
Phoenix, from left: Christian Mazzalai, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars and Deck D’Arcy.
Emma Le Doyen

Georgia aims to make its websites accessible for all

May 17, 2017
So far, the state has upgraded more than half of its 130 sites to federal standards. Enabling screen readers is one improvement.
Annie Maxwell, who is blind, shows how she uses a software program called a screen reader to access web pages.
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Fewer couples have joint bank accounts. Why?

May 15, 2017
About 22 million Americans who are either married or living together keep separate bank accounts. That’s according to a recent survey by the personal finance site Bankrate.com. It also found that younger couples are more likely to keep their money separate. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

How effective are networked protests?

May 12, 2017
Demonstrations without infrastructure are less effective, says author Zeynep Tufekci.
Protesters walk up Pennsylvania Avenue on Jan. 21 during the women's march on Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol in the background.
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Getting out of the office in Anchorage, Alaska

May 2, 2017
After more than three decades at architectural firms, Clark Yerrington decided it was time to go it alone.
A light rainbow hits the water as a surfer waits to catch the Bore Tide at Turnagain Arm in Anchorage, Alaska.
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We asked what was stressing you out about the economy. You had a lot to say.

Apr 28, 2017
A mother and son sit down to discuss their financial anxieties.
While most Americans aren't as anxious about the economy as they used to be, 18- to 24-year-olds are still feeling the stress.
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Musician Tei Shi takes the Marketplace Quiz

Apr 21, 2017
Artists 'have to be a million different things,' she says.
In a next life, Tei Shi would be a sculptor.
JJ Medina