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Apr 5, 2019

There’s a lot of money to be made on the nostalgia circuit

Get out your parachute pants, because MC Hammer begins his first major concert tour since 1991 on Saturday. Plus: Turning chaos into core strength with “Brexercise” and the economics of 3-pointers.

MC Hammer speaks onstage during a Capitol Music Group event in Los Angeles, California in 2018.
Rich Polk/Getty Images for Capitol Music Group

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The gym using Brexit as a motivational tool
Courtesy of Gymbox
"Brexercise" is a hit.
In basketball, the right tech can improve your shot
by Molly Wood, Daniel Shin and Bennett Purser
Gray Mortimore/Getty Images
"This merging of artificial intelligence and basketball is a really powerful thing," said Dr. Rachel Marty Pyke, data scientist.
MC Hammer embarks on "nostalgia" tour
by Marielle Segarra
Rich Polk/Getty Images for Capitol Music Group
Guess what time it is?
My Economy: Starting a small business in Echo Park
by Marketplace Staff
Sean McHenry/Marketplace
Maurice Harris wanted to open a coffee shop when he saw his neighborhood changing. The process wasn't easy.
Prepaid card users to get more protections
by Erika Beras
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
The protections for prepaid debit cards are now the same as those extended to users of debit cards tied to bank accounts.