Marketplace Weekend for Friday, September 5, 2014
This weekend, Lizzie O'Leary talks with Medgar Brown, the CEO of Balmed Holdings in Sierra Leone. How is the Ebola outbreak affecting the region? Marketplace's Krissy Clark explains why Americans have seen zero wage growth in the last 40 years. Storyteller Joey Slamon tells us the money lessons she learned from her grandma. Marketplace Tech's Ben Johnson and Lizzie take part in a push-up contest and show off the latest in tech that helps you get fit. Americans spend almost $60 billion for their pets ... where is all that money going? And if your grocery bill is rising, Lifehacker's Kristin Wong tells us her favorite grocery store hacks to save.
This weekend, Lizzie O’Leary talks with Medgar Brown, the CEO of Balmed Holdings in Sierra Leone. How is the Ebola outbreak affecting the region? Marketplace’s Krissy Clark explains why Americans have seen zero wage growth in the last 40 years. Storyteller Joey Slamon tells us the money lessons she learned from her grandma. Marketplace Tech’s Ben Johnson and Lizzie take part in a push-up contest and show off the latest in tech that helps you get fit. Americans spend almost $60 billion for their pets … where is all that money going? And if your grocery bill is rising, Lifehacker’s Kristin Wong tells us her favorite grocery store hacks to save.
