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Marketplace for Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Jul 1, 2015

Marketplace for Wednesday, July 1, 2015

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Airing on Wednesday, July 1, 2015: Puerto Rico is in dire financial straits.  So what, you might shrug. Well, if any of your money is invested in a municipal bond fund, you might own Puerto Rican bonds, and they could take a hit. Marketplace's Adam Allington finds out who’s vulnerable. Next: Speaking today in Tennessee, President Obama will try to court conservative states to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. We unpack his sales pitch on using federal dollars to help states’ bottom lines.

Segments From this episode

Under the radar: Baltimore's 'informal' economy

Jun 29, 2015
Being a small business owner here comes with a host of challenges.
A child runs past a mural in West Baltimore.
Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Bobby Bonilla's $1,193,248.20 yearly check

Jul 1, 2015
What Bernie Madoff has to do with the retired baseball player.

My first job: Soda Jerk

Jul 1, 2015
Barry Friedman recalls the rich rewards of earning 90 cents an hour.

U.S. investors could take a hit on Puerto Rican bonds

Jul 1, 2015
Is the island territory, with $72 billion debt, our Greece?

Macy's is the latest brand to dump Trump

Jul 1, 2015
Other business partners are distancing themselves from the presidential candidate.

Checking in with the secretary of commerce

Jul 1, 2015
Kai talks to Penny Pritzker about the Export-Import bank and TPP.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker wants to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank.
Linly Lin/Marketplace

The Obamacare sales pitch

Jul 1, 2015
The president is courting conservative states to expand Medicaid.

Donna Karan leaves behind a fashion legacy

Jul 1, 2015
The designer is stepping down from her self-titled fashion line.
Donna Karan's feminine, sensuous designs were "a revelation for many professional women," says fashion journalist Kate Betts.
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Airing on Wednesday, July 1, 2015: Puerto Rico is in dire financial straits.  So what, you might shrug. Well, if any of your money is invested in a municipal bond fund, you might own Puerto Rican bonds, and they could take a hit. Marketplace’s Adam Allington finds out who’s vulnerable. Next: Speaking today in Tennessee, President Obama will try to court conservative states to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. We unpack his sales pitch on using federal dollars to help states’ bottom lines.

Music from the episode

Valerie - '68 Version Amy Winehouse
Gives You Hell The All-American Rejects
Tonight, Tonight - Remastered 2012 The Smashing Pumpkins