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New research finds that putting in partitions in grocery carts can increase the likelihood shoppers buy healthy fruits and veggies. (This piece initially aired on May 26, 2015 on Morning Edition.)

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Wednesday on boosting FCC fines for indecency. Lawmakers are expected to increase the fines from $32,500 to a whopping $325,000 per incident. Tess Vigeland of Marketplace says the new fine is likely to have a big influence on what broadcasters put on air.

Amazon is facing charges by the Federal Trade Commission that it willingly allowed children to make millions of dollars in purchases inside apps without parental consent.

Marketplace's Steve Tripoli offers tips on how to protect your stock portfolio in case a recession hits. Diversification is key.

Apple's agreement with Dubset could ease legal posting of DJ sets that contain copyrighted material. SoundCloud is unveiling a paid service. It's hard to say for sure who is going to benefit.

Citing progress in the labor markets, the Federal Reserve said it would continue winding down its economic stimulus program. But Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. economy still faces headwinds.

Marketplace's Sam Eaton talks to Madeleine Brand about the impact of the falling U.S. dollar in this country and around the world. Among other things, it should give an edge to American manufacturers.

The Fed meets Tuesday to discuss short-term interest rates. Marketplace's John Dimsdale talks about what he expects to see.

Elon Musk's battle with Twitter escalates after the billionaire Tesla CEO said he was calling off his $44 billion purchase agreement.

The sudden rise is blamed on violence in Nigeria and new warnings that OPEC will have problems meeting global demand for oil in the next two decades.

The Federal Reserve meets today and is expected to hold interest rates at their current level. The committee will likely cite falling oil prices and slowing inflation as reasons why rates should stay where they are.

The Bancroft family, which owns a majority stake in Dow Jones & Company, says they'll turn down media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion bid for the company. Dow Jones is the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.