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Tax dodgers meet their match

Sep 6, 2024
The IRS recovered $1.3 billion from high-income tax dodgers since last fall.
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And in first place ... Nevada!

Sep 6, 2024
In this episode: Why Republican governors are leaning into clean energy. Also, the August jobs report and "My Analog Life."
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Trump, Musk and a proposed government efficiency commission

Sep 6, 2024
Donald Trump says he’ll establish a government efficiency commission if re-elected in November — one headed by Elon Musk.
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When a president swayed the decisions of the Federal Reserve

Sep 6, 2024
We'll take a look back at the time President Richard Nixon strong-armed a Federal Reserve Chair.
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7-Eleven owner rejects Canadian takeover

Sep 6, 2024
From the BBC World Service: Seven & i Holdings said a $40 billion takeover bid "grossly undervalues" the business.
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Bytes: Week in Review —  the X ban, Apple's AI and airplane Wi-Fi gets upgraded

Wall Street Journal senior personal technology columnist Joanna Stern joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino for Tech Bytes: Week in Review.
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What to consider before buying those shoes

Sep 6, 2024
Tips for approaching big purchases in your life … and when to go for the dupe.
Mallory Brangan

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The economics of immigration

Sep 5, 2024
How immigration affects housing, economic growth and more. Plus, the history of San Francisco's painted ladies.
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Harris throws a bone to the business folks

Sep 5, 2024
We'll explain Vice President Harris' capital gains tax proposal.
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Wait, I think I’m being underpaid

Sep 5, 2024
Nikki Massie thought of her colleagues like family. But a revelation forced her to reconsider her beliefs about the workplace — and her value within it.
Nikki Massie