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.
503 episodes transcribedIn Nike’s earnings report this week, the brand said it may begin shrinking its operations and laying off workers. It’s been losing market sha...
The PCE price index (that's the Fed's preferred measure of inflation) held steady year-over-year in the latest report. Economists expected it...
OpenAI just announced it will delay its IPO due to ongoing AI safety concerns. But when you’re a company as big as OpenAI, where does your fu...
Consumer confidence fell to a 12-year low in September, according to The Conference Board. The index has been trending down for a couple year...
Apple used to be the leader in buying back shares. Now, Nvidia has broken the tech company’s record, announcing Monday that it would add $150...
What happens to government debt, the budget deficit, and the overall economy if interest rates stay elevated? For a new report, the Congressi...
As Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh attempts to limit forward guidance, analysts are zeroed in on other Fed officials’ public comments. T...
Bad news first: Mortgage rates are topping 7% and, fittingly, mortgage applications are down. On the bright side, home prices aren’t complete...
Diesel costs have nearly doubled over the last year, breaking record highs. In fact, some lawmakers are calling on the Trump administration t...
President Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, and AI safety is likely to define the agenda. But what about those pes...
The Trump administration has doubled down on its trade war with our neighbors to the North — the U.S. is set to ban the import of several Can...
Retail sales jumped 1.2% in August after falling in July. But building materials stores — think Home Depot or Lowe’s — still saw a dip. That’...
The yield on 10-year T-notes climbed to its highest point since 2007 on Wednesday, as the Fed raised its key rate for the first time since Ju...
August marked the third-highest level of container imports to the U.S. on record. Sure, it’s usually a busy month for holiday shopping invent...
At this week’s FOMC meeting, it’s likely Fed governors will hike interest rates. They won’t be alone. The EU raised rates last week and Japan...
The latest BLS data put real hourly wage gains at -0.3% last month, compared to last year. That’s thanks to inflation running hotter than pay...
Oil industry analysts were hopeful earlier this year that Trump’s war in the Middle East would be short-lived. But it’s become clear that an...
Healthcare affordability is top-of-mind for many Americans right now. And for a long time, state legislators’ only avenue for easing that bur...
Canada levied a range of tariffs on U.S. goods Tuesday, escalating an ongoing trade war launched by President Donald Trump. It isn’t the firs...
Prices are rising faster than average wages in this economy, and many Americans have turned to credit to keep up. They are paying it off for...
