Mar 29, 2016

Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Soybean crops. Scott Olson/Getty Images

On today's show, we'll talk about the FBI's successful hack into the San Bernardino attacker's iPhone; efforts to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus; and a "Secretary of the Future" who could help farmers grow crops profitably and in a sustainable manner.

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Restoration Hardware — a classier way to discount?

by Adriene Hill

Mar 29, 2016

Is the chain's new "Grey Card" a pitch to exclusivity or just more discounting?

Restoration Hardware is offering discounts on customers' purchases through a new membership program.

Todd Williamson/Getty Images For Restoration Hardware

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Helping babies deal with toxic stress

by Marketplace Contributor

Mar 29, 2016

A new approach supports parents, lessening toxic stress on a baby's brain.

Rebecca Schrag Hershberg is a doctor and clinical psychologist specializing in early childhood development. Her own son is three months old. She says that when a baby suffers from toxic stress, certain parts of the brain can end up underdeveloped.

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Secretary of the Future

For our future, someone has to think about dirt

by Annie Baxter

Mar 29, 2016

Growing so much corn and soybean puts water supplies at risk.

Farmers are trying to mitigate nitrate pollution from fertilizers and soil erosion in their production practices. But some say we need to shift away from corn and soybean production as the nation's biggest crops to other, more sustainable ones.

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Zika virus prevention efforts in the U.S. underway

by Dan Gorenstein

Mar 29, 2016

The president has asked Congress for nearly $2 billion in emergency funding.

Health workers in Brazil fumigate in an attempt to eradicate the mosquito which transmits the Zika virus. In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are trying to organize efforts to combat the virus.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

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Mid-day Update

Betting on 'classy' discounts

by David Brancaccio

Mar 29, 2016

Home prices, Restoration Hardware, and toxic stress.

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On today’s show, we’ll talk about the FBI’s successful hack into the San Bernardino attacker’s iPhone; efforts to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus; and a “Secretary of the Future” who could help farmers grow crops profitably and in a sustainable manner.

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