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When @JoeBiden joked that @JanetYellen should have her own @HamiltonMusical ... it got us thinking, what would that sound like?
As it happens, we know an artist on The Hamilton Mixtape. We'll let @dessadarling take it from here.
I am right about Amazon costing the United States Post Office massive amounts of money for being their Delivery Boy. Amazon should pay these costs (plus) and not have them bourne by the American Taxpayer. Many billions of dollars. P.O. leaders don’t have a clue (or do they?)!
The stock market is not the economy
The stock market is not the economy
The stock market is not the economy
The stock market is not the economy
The stock market is not the economy
The stock market is not the economy
The stock market is not the economy
We asked Anthony Bourdain: What's the hardest part of your job no one knows? "Loneliness," he said. "I'm on the road about 250 days a year, and I stay in a lot of beautiful places and look out the window at a lot of beautiful views but I am usually alone."
Practicing social distancing? So are we, here at Marketplace. Host @kairyssdal gives us a tour of his new home office (aka Marketplace North).
Spoiler: It includes one very, very long ethernet cord.
Most big retailers that have gone bankrupt the past few years have one thing in common: They were all owned by private equity firms that loaded them up with debt. bit.ly/2D6j9YJ
On today's #MakeMeSmart, @mollywood shares some bittersweet news about a big change. There's definitely going to be a "crying happy hour" in our future.
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As promised, the moment you've all been waiting for: @kairyssdal and @mollywood drinking pumpkin beer. Cheers!