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6:52pm

Tue May 14, 2013
Planet Money

Episode 458: Bangladesh's T-Shirt Economy

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H&M, Zara, Wal-Mart and JC Penney all buy t-shirts from Bangladesh. Soon, Planet Money will too.

As you may have heard, we're making a t-shirt and telling the story of how it's made. We decided a few months ago to work with Jockey to make our t-shirts. Our women's shirt will be made in Colombia. Our men's shirt will be made, in part, in Bangladesh.

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2:47pm

Tue May 14, 2013
The Two-Way

Huge Boost In U.S. Oil Output Set To Transform Global Market

Originally published on Tue May 14, 2013 3:48 pm

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U.S. oil production is rising sharply and increased output from shale will be a "game changer" in global energy markets in the coming years, according to a new report out Tuesday by the International Energy Agency.

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1:34pm

Tue May 14, 2013
Planet Money

Who Hides Money Outside The Country?

Originally published on Tue May 14, 2013 5:15 pm

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Over the past decade, some 39,000 people have come forward voluntarily to tell the IRS about offshore money they haven't been paying taxes on. This group provides a small window into the world of people who are hiding money in offshore havens. (It's a world we've been trying to learn more about, partly by setting up an offshore company in Belize.)

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