Lizzie O'Leary

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What does Brexit mean for Europe's future?

Jun 24, 2016
Marketplace's Stephen Beard weighs in on the Brexit vote.
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Re-examining disaster preparedness

Jun 14, 2016
Public safety, German bonds, and the role of corporations throughout history.

Is shareholder value a myth?

Jun 14, 2016
Law professor and author Lynn Stout thinks so.
General Motors shareholders listen as then-General Motors Chairman and CEO Richard Wagoner, Jr., not shown, speaks during a meeting.
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Microsoft purchases LinkedIn for $26.2 billion

Jun 13, 2016
The country's security, Theranos' future, and Microsoft's billion-dollar purchase of LinkedIn.

Orlando shooting raises questions about nation's security

Jun 13, 2016
Businesses will have to consider safety measures like active-shooter training, expert says.
A man lays down roses to honor each victim of the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando as people gather outside of the Stonewall Inn in New York City. 
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Narayana Kocherlakota explains why the Fed matters to you

Jun 10, 2016
Former head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis gives us his thoughts on the Fed and income inequality.

An uptick in crude oil prices

May 16, 2016
Crude oil prices, the Verizon strike and what it says about the telecom industry, and Wyoming's coal industry.

Americans are not so great at talking about death

May 13, 2016
Listeners tell us about their own experiences with wills.
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Local Money: Austin wrestles with its homeless problem

Apr 22, 2016
The conversation sparked after the murder of a University of Texas undergraduate by a homeless man
Downtown Austin
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Beyonce's Ivy Park fashion line is missing plus sizes

Apr 22, 2016
The new fashion line is racking up sales — but stops at a size 14.
Shoppers check out Beyonce's Ivy Park collection at TopShop in London.
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