An acclaimed Apple critic made up the details

Matt Berger — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:53:07 +0000

The monologist Mike Daisey’s account of Chinese factory conditions in “The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” made people think differently about their iPhones and iPads. But after an adaptation aired on This American Life, reaching China, an investigation there of his allegations found they were fabricated. Given other news reports on the conditions, will that matter?

VIDEO: Watch an iPad get made from the Foxconn factory floor

Matt Berger — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:44:57 +0000

See what life is like for the workers who help assemble your Apple products in this exclusive video footage from the Foxconn factory floor in Shenzhen, China.

JP Morgan's Loss: The Explainer

hmoore — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:06:54 +0000

How did JP Morgan lose $2 billion on a single bet? Here's some plain English to help understand it.

Dear Wall Street, this is why the people are angry

admin — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:33:08 +0000

Josh Brown may be in the same group as the bankers and brokers that the Occupy movements are protesting against, but he's just as angry as the protestors are at his own industry.

VIDEO: Super PAC Mad Libs

Matt Berger — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:24:37 +0000

Political cartoonist Mark Fiore lampoons the rise of the Super PAC in this short video animation

Reporter's Notebook: From both sides of the gates of Foxconn

Rob Schmitz — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:42:50 +0000

Marketplace's Rob Schmitz takes you behind the scenes of Foxconn for exclusive access into what life is like for the workers who help assemble your Apple products.

Data mining pushes marketing to a new level

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:43:54 +0000

Every time you swipe one a rewards card at a store, that data goes somewhere to get analyzed. Marketplace's Stacey Vanek-Smith takes a look at the multi-billion dollar data mining industry -- how it has evolved and where it will go.

The people behind your iPad: The workers

Rob Schmitz — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:44:49 +0000

What's life like for the thousands of workers who assemble your Apple products? Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz gained rare access to Apple’s production line at a Foxconn plant in China.

It's official: Pittsburgh is the most liveable city in the U.S.

admin — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:46:37 +0000

The Economist Intelligence Unit has released its 2011 Liveability Ranking and Overview, and the Steel City tops the U.S. list, beating out Los An...

Philippines: Too many mouths?

ben adair — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:23:49 +0000

Rapid population growth tests the Philippines’ ability to feed itself. And spurs a rethink on one of the globe's most controversial issues.

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