Mar 11, 2016

Marketplace Weekend for Friday, March 11, 2016

How has tech changed your amusement park experience? Chris Ratcliffe / GettyImages

This weekend, Ben Johnson shows us the way tech is influencing amusement parks, Lizzie O'Leary talks with The New York Times' Charles Duhigg about his new book, Smarter Faster Better, we find out why we're becoming a nation of renters, and musician M. Ward takes the Marketplace Quiz.

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M. Ward takes the Marketplace Quiz

by Raghu Manavalan

Mar 11, 2016

The musician opens up on the true value of expensive guitars and why he regrets buying NFL GamePass.

Matthew Stephen Ward of the band M. Ward performs onstage at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival held at The Empire Polo Field on April 13, 2012 in Indio, California.

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We're becoming a nation of renters

by Lizzie O'Leary

Mar 11, 2016

A new study looks into what's driving the drastic rise in renting.

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How to become smarter, better and faster in eight easy steps

by Lizzie O'Leary

Sep 9, 2016

Charles Duhigg's latest book explores why some businesses and individuals are more productive and successful than others.

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This weekend, Ben Johnson shows us the way tech is influencing amusement parks, Lizzie O’Leary talks with The New York Times’ Charles Duhigg about his new book, Smarter Faster Better, we find out why we’re becoming a nation of renters, and musician M. Ward takes the Marketplace Quiz.

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