Mar 15, 2019

How a hotel in Copenhagen is helping recovering drug addicts

Now that earnings season is over, what are investors focusing on? Two big names depart at Facebook. Seven states have legalized sports gambling, but they shouldn't expect a windfall this March Madness. Volkswagen is in hot water with the SEC over its emissions fraud. Plus, we travel to Copenhagen, where one hotel is helping drug addicts with training, jobs and recovery.

Today's show is sponsored by Vistaprint, Amazon Web Services and Brother Printers.

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The Danish hotel helping recovering addicts get back on their feet

by John Laurenson

Mar 14, 2019

Hotellet, in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, is a hotel that trains and employs recovering drug addicts, helping its staff work and reconnect with the wider community. At $74 a night, which includes a Scandinavian breakfast, the rooms are inexpensive for Copenhagen. The staff work mornings and the hotel switches to “self-service” for guests in […]

Joachim, 19, who works in the 'Hotellet,' sits in a room of the hotel in Copenhagen, 09 January 2007.

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Now that earnings season is over, what are investors focusing on? Two big names depart at Facebook. Seven states have legalized sports gambling, but they shouldn’t expect a windfall this March Madness. Volkswagen is in hot water with the SEC over its emissions fraud. Plus, we travel to Copenhagen, where one hotel is helping drug addicts with training, jobs and recovery.

Today’s show is sponsored by Vistaprint, Amazon Web Services and Brother Printers.