Every weekday, host Kai Ryssdal helps you make sense of the day’s business and economic news — no econ degree or finance background required. “Marketplace” takes you beyond the numbers, bringing you context. Our team of reporters all over the world speak with CEOs, policymakers and regular people just trying to get by.
234 episodes transcribedCar prices tend to go up, but after a period of high interest rates, now is actually a decent time to buy. And Americans are buying — it’s one f...
There’s about a 1 in 5 chance your Christmas tree came from North Carolina this year. But growing them isn’t easy. In this episode, we che...
Consumer confidence, as assessed by The Conference Board, grew steadily the past few months. But in December, the index fell 7%. One likely driver? Ag...
New research from the University of Washington found businesses owned by women and people of color are charged higher rates for loans, costing about $...
Amazon is reportedly postponing a return to in-person work for a portion of its staff due to insufficient office space. It’s not alone. For the...
Nurses, software developers and restaurant cooks are among the jobs predicted to grow the most in the next decade, according the Bureau of Labor Stati...
The Coalition for Green Capital, funded by private investors and President Joe Biden’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, began doling out cash this...
Government bond yields are typically lower than corporate ones, since corporations can’t print their own money. The difference between the two i...
The coming year will be a good one for housing — at least, the National Association of Realtors says so. It’s forecasting lower mortgage rates a...
Older Americans will pass on more than $120 trillion to heirs and charities over the next 25 years, according to a wealth management company’s s...
Food prices aren’t going down. The good news is, they aren’t rising rapidly anymore, either. But we get it, grocery shopping still hurts....
Remember those Christmastime Coca-Cola ads from the ’90s and early aughts? A caravan of red trucks snakes through picturesque towns, delivering...
Over the next five years, electric power demand in the U.S. will increase five times faster than we thought it would in 2022, a new report says. Can t...
It’s been a wonky year for the labor market. Unemployment is down and inflation has eased. But ask an average American, and they might not feel...
Federal employment numbers come out Friday, so we’ve got a labor-packed episode. First up, job growth in evergreen or “secular” indu...
Many provisions of the Trump administration’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire next year. That means the incoming Republican-control...
About 3.3 million people quit their jobs in October, slightly more than in September. More quits can signal a strong labor market, but quit rates vary...
Manufacturers have held back on big investments because of high interest rates and inflation. Those have eased, but companies are worried that potenti...
Nearly half of Americans are still in debt from last year’s gift-giving season. That’s double the number of people who were paying off 202...
Permanent supportive housing programs are a preferred remedy for the homelessness crisis, experts say. Such apartments have more than doubled in the p...
