Dollar stores aren’t just surviving, they’re thriving. How is that possible? ► SUBSCRIBE to our channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/marketplacevideos In this episode of I’ve Always Wondered, Marketplace’s Reema Khrais explains how dollar stores can still sell things for a dollar – and how the Great Recession helped create a lot more customers for dollar stores across the country. I’ve Always Wondered is a Marketplace series that answers your questions about the world we live in, why the economy works the way it does, and why it all matters. ► What do Michelin tires have to do with fine dining? - https://youtu.be/0ZhmmqLfwJE ► How did banks get "too big to fail"? - https://youtu.be/-xjAmbqjePo ► Why does Wall Street still need humans? - https://youtu.be/Uqv634REdMI Because if you’re like us, you’ve got a lot of questions about the small, simple, brilliant and ubiquitous things in the world of business. We’re here to answer them for you, in our most popular series that’s generated by you – our audience. Suggest something you’ve always wanted to know in the comments below. #MarketplaceAPM #GreatRecession #EconomicExplainers FOLLOW MARKETPLACE: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/marketplaceapm Twitter - https://twitter.com/Marketplace Instagram - https://instagram.com/marketplaceapm

Those Michelin stars that you see in fancy restaurants are handed out by Michelin, the tire company. #MarketplaceAPM #MichelinStar #EconomicExplainers ► SUBSCRIBE to our channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/marketplacevideos In this episode of I’ve Always Wondered, Marketplace’s Jed Kim brings us the so-crazy-it-worked backstory of how the Michelin star rating system for restaurants was created by Michelin, the tire company. Chefs Wolfgang Puck and Joachim Splichal come on to tell us what a Michelin star means (and doesn’t). 00:28 - Wolfgang Puck interview 00:51 - Michelin Brothers animation 02:27 - Joachim Splichal interview I’ve Always Wondered is a Marketplace series that answers your questions about the world we live in, why the economy works the way it does, and why it all matters. Because if you’re like us, you’ve got a lot of questions about the small, simple, brilliant and ubiquitous things in the world of business. We’re here to answer them for you, in our most popular series that’s generated by you – our audience. Suggest something you’ve always wanted to know in the comments below. FOLLOW MARKETPLACE: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/marketplaceapm Twitter - https://twitter.com/Marketplace Instagram - https://instagram.com/marketplaceapm

How did banks get so big? It wasn’t always this way. #TooBigToFail #MarketplaceAPM #IveAlwaysWondered ► SUBSCRIBE to our channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/marketplacevideos Marketplace’s Sabri Ben-Achour takes us back to a simpler time, when your local bank was actually local. (Spoiler: that wasn’t always a good thing). He helps illustrate why a handful of American banks hold more money than some of the world’s largest countries. I’ve Always Wondered is a Marketplace series that answers your questions about the world we live in, why the economy works the way it does, and why it all matters. ► How can dollar stores still sell things for a dollar? - https://youtu.be/Tx8RZaagCZY ► What do Michelin tires have to do with fine dining? - https://youtu.be/0ZhmmqLfwJE ► Why does Wall Street still need humans? - https://youtu.be/Uqv634REdMI Because if you’re like us, you’ve got a lot of questions about the small, simple, brilliant and ubiquitous things in the world of business. We’re here to answer them for you, in our most popular series that’s generated by you – our audience. Suggest something you’ve always wanted to know in the comments below. FOLLOW MARKETPLACE: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/marketplaceapm Twitter - https://twitter.com/Marketplace Instagram - https://instagram.com/marketplaceapm

In this age of automation, why are there still people on the New York Stock Exchange floor? #MarketplaceAPM #NYSE #EconomicExplainers ► SUBSCRIBE to our channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/marketplacevideos In this episode of I’ve Always Wondered, Marketplace’s David Brancaccio explains why Wall Street still needs humans at all, with the help of Peter Tuchman (NYSE Einstein) and Lauren Simmons, the only woman working as a full-time trader on the floor of the NYSE. 00:20 - NYSE history 00:52 - Peter Tuchman interview 01:20 - NYSE animation 02:13 - Lauren Simmons interview I’ve Always Wondered is a Marketplace series that answers your questions about the world we live in, why the economy works the way it does, and why it all matters. Because if you’re like us, you’ve got a lot of questions about the small, simple, brilliant and ubiquitous things in the world of business. We’re here to answer them for you, in our most popular series that’s generated by you – our audience. Suggest something you’ve always wanted to know in the comments below. ► How can dollar stores still sell things for a dollar? - https://youtu.be/Tx8RZaagCZY ► How did banks get "too big to fail"? - https://youtu.be/-xjAmbqjePo ► What do Michelin tires have to do with fine dining? - https://youtu.be/0ZhmmqLfwJE FOLLOW MARKETPLACE: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/marketplaceapm Twitter - https://twitter.com/Marketplace Instagram - https://instagram.com/marketplaceapm