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The three richest American musicians are all rappers

by Kai Ryssdal and Phoebe Unterman
Mar 6, 2018
Diddy, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z built multimillion dollar empires around their music careers.
Diddy, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z (L-R) used to compete in the rap wars of the '90s. Now, their companies are rivals.
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What's keeping your CEO up at night

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Feb 14, 2018
Companies are making the shift from customer satisfaction to employee satisfaction.
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The Uncertain Hour

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to stop marketing opioids to doctors

by Marketplace Staff and Associated Press
Feb 10, 2018
Purdue’s promotions exaggerated the drug’s safety and risks of addiction, leaning heavily on one sentence used by sales reps to market the drug to doctors.
The prescription medicine OxyContin is displayed Aug. 21, 2001 at a Walgreens drugstore.
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Amazon, Buffett, JPMorgan Chase tackle US health care tapeworm

by Associated Press
Jan 30, 2018
The potential disruption from three renowned innovators in technology and finance sent a shock wave through the health care sector, erasing billions in market capitalization in seconds.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
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Business books deliver new buzz words with the old hype

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Jan 11, 2018
Want to realize your untapped potential? How about boost your ______. Those are the kind of promises that grace the cover of some of the 11,000 business books published in the United States each year. But has the language used to to market these books changed over time? Miriam Quick analyzed decades’ worth of business […]
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When should a company start thinking about a CEO succession plan?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 10, 2018
Despite his fondness for Cherry Coke and Oreos, Warren Buffett is fine. At 87, he’s still going strong. He also says he’s not going anywhere. Still, Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, has promoted two of its executives and put them on the board. That instantly makes them front-runners to succeed Buffett. With that, Berkshire gets […]
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Corner Office

This is what corporate boards actually do

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jan 8, 2018
A CEO's job is pretty clear ... but what does a corporate board do?
Businessmen and shoppers walk along Madison Avenue, one of Manhattan's premier shopping and residential streets on Nov. 1, 2011 in New York City. 
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How venture capital works

Calling for a new way to fund startups

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Dec 19, 2017
Chamath Palihapitiya believes venture capitalists need to play with their own money.
Chamath Palihapitiya speaks onstage at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013 at The Manhattan Center on April 29, 2013 in New York City.
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Facebook has been ranked the best place to work for the third time, according to Glassdoor reviews

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 7, 2017
Despite the criticism Facebook has faced over the past year, its employees love working there.
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Economics of Disaster

Puerto Rico's solar industry wins big after hurricane

by Lizzie O'Leary
Nov 30, 2017
Why people are banking on solar for the future of Puerto Rico.
Solar panels cover a rooftop in Puerto Rico's San Juan. The island's solar industry is witnessing a boom post Hurricane Maria.
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