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AMC's Sarah Barnett on legacy TV in the streaming era

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Why Charles Schwab's CEO strives for “less revenue per dollar.”

Oct 31, 2018
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Kaiser Permanente's CEO on how the mission of health care is changing

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Nov 7, 2018
"You're going to continue to see the health care industry evolve," Bernard Tyson says.
“The thing that fascinates me still about hospitals is that you have the whole continuum of life going on inside of the four walls of a hospital,” says Bernard Tyson, Kaiser Permanente CEO.
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How a form of note-taking became a way to practice mindfulness

by Kai Ryssdal , Janet Nguyen and Bennett Purser
Nov 2, 2018
Ryder Carroll, inventor of the bullet journal, on how pen and paper can transform your life.
Ryder Carroll
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The CEO of Charles Schwab on money, growth and competition

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Oct 31, 2018
“We generate less revenue per dollar on every client asset than anyone else,” Walt Bettinger says.
Walt Bettinger, CEO of Charles Schwab.
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How the deaths of gay men became a commodity

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Oct 15, 2018
A haunting money story from the AIDS epidemic that all started in the pages of gay men's lifestyle magazines.
Magazines require a high grade of coated paper, one that ink will lay well on.
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How the deaths of gay men became a commodity

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Oct 15, 2018
A haunting money story from the AIDS epidemic that all started in the pages of gay men's lifestyle magazines.
Magazines require a high grade of coated paper, one that ink will lay well on.
Bennett Purser/Marketplace
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Trade showdown

Iowa farmers' trade war reality

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 24, 2018
China and Canada were once two of the state's best customers. Iowa's agriculture secretary has some ideas about what to do next.
Corn grows on a farm near Tipton, Iowa.
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When an economy needs refugees

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 19, 2018
Erie, Pennsylvania, strategically welcomed refugees when its population was shrinking. Now the White House is cutting their numbers.
Dylanna Jackson is a director of a resettlement program in Erie. 
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NerdWallet is changing how we shop for financial products

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 19, 2018
"Money is complicated. ... We try to make it easier," CEO Tim Chen says.
Tim Chen, the CEO and co-founder of NerdWallet, said the company started as a spreadsheet after his sister asked for help finding a credit card.
Courtesy of NerdWallet
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What it takes to thrive in a constantly changing workplace

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 17, 2018
Beth Comstock writes about guiding General Electric through breakthroughs and challenges in her new book.
Beth Comstock, then vice chair of business innovations at General Electric, speaks during the Fast Company Innovation Festival in 2015 in New York City.
Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for Fast Company
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The fate of fashion in the trade war

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Aug 22, 2018
Apparel prices will rise a bit faster if the administration follows through on proposed Chinese tariffs, one expert says.
Proposed tariffs target apparel, including handbags and backpacks.
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