For better or worse, NFTs are transforming the music business
Also on today’s program: Molly Wood takes us on a trip to the Salton Sea and a look at the changing relationship between retailers and fulfillment companies.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 20: DJ/producer Steve Aoki performs onstage during the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 20, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Biden, G-7, want to counter China’s financing for developing nations
by Sabri Ben-Achour
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President Joe Biden wants advanced economies to finance infrastructure development in the developing world and, in doing so, counter China’s influence.
Supply chain acquisitions help streamline retail mess
by Kristin Schwab
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The pandemic and global supply chain backlog has transformed the relationship between retailers and supply chain companies.
The origin of the U.S. debt ceiling
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
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Congress is once again considering raising the debt limit. When did that start?
How NFTs could change the music industry … for better or worse
by Matt Levin
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The Grammys’ announcement is an example of how the technology underlying cryptocurrency is influencing how musicians make their money.
Stepping up the technology to find methane leaks
by Caroline Champlin
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The EPA has proposed new limits on methane emissions from oil and natural gas facilities, which already leak more than the agency estimates.
Southern California's buried treasure
From Marketplace’s podcast, “How We Survive,” Molly Wood takes us to the Salton Sea, where residents see an opportunity to utilize lithium in the brine bubbling deep underground as an energy resource.