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Frankfurt readies for possible influx of London bankers

by Stephen Beard
Sep 21, 2017
Frankfurt hopes to draw London bankers post-Brexit but some residents have concerns.
Europa Allee, a broad avenue in the center of the city, is one likely destination for the Brexit bankers. Luxury apartment blocks, hotels, shops and leisure centers have been springing up there for more than five years.
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Mobile merger greenlight more likely now

by Reema Khrais
Sep 21, 2017
Sprint and T-Mobile have tried to merge before, but federal regulators nixed the plan. The business climate under Trump may smooth the way for a deal. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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Merkel ahead as Germans prepare for Sunday’s election

by Stephen Beard
Sep 21, 2017
A strong economy bodes well for longstanding German leader.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with supporters before addressing an election campaign rally of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Kappeln, northern Germany on September 20, 2017.
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The latest Obamacare repeal bill sounds a lot like welfare reform

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 20, 2017
The Graham-Cassidy health care bill means less funding for states, according to a new analysis.
Senator Lindsey Graham (2nd from right), stands with Senator Bill Cassidy (left), Senator Dean Heller (second from left), and Senator Ron Johnson (right), to announce their legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare through block grants on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2017.
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HHS documents show Obamacare marketing was working in 2016

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 20, 2017
Under the Obama administration, health officials not only invested in an ACA media blitz, but also in measuring its efficacy, according to the former chief marketing officer for the federal health insurance exchange HealthCare.gov.
An Obamacare logo is shown on a clinic in Miami, Florida on Jan. 10.
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The fight to prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

by David Brancaccio
Sep 20, 2017
The nonprofit Lambda Legal Defense Fund has filed an appeal on a case of discrimination based on sexual orientation that could go to the Supreme Court.
LGBT members and their supporters take part in the Equality March for Unity & Pride parade in downtown Washington DC on June 2017.
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Why we still don't grasp racial economic inequality

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 19, 2017
A new study from Yale suggests some Americans are more blind to economic inequality than others.
Job seekers get information about city jobs during a job fair hosted by the city of Chicago, Illinois. 
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The plot thickens around the Fed's "dot plot"

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 18, 2017
The Fed's graph of members' interest rates projections for times a year is a closely watched indicator on Wall Street
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North Korean missile launches impact US defense spending priorities

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 18, 2017
The Senate is voting on military spending with a wary eye on North Korea as the country continues to test missiles over Japan. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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Weekly Wrap

Is bipartisanship good for the economy?

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 15, 2017
We already know what partisans think.
President Donald Trump meets with Democratic and Republican members of Congress in the Cabinet Room of the White House September 13, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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