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.
307 episodes transcribedThe U.S. spends about half of its $6 trillion budget on three government entitlements: Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare. When it comes to the na...
Phoenix is on track to become a national hub for semiconductor production. The city has had lots of help: billions in funding from the Biden administr...
In the latest installment from their trip to Phoenix, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal and Washington Post columnist Heather Long visit Native Resources...
Phoenix has been in the semiconductor business for a while now, but the Biden administration is taking it to another level by sending a major infusion...
Warehouses and cargo-moving companies spent a few weeks in limbo after the Baltimore bridge collapse. Now, they’re working hard to reroute goods...
People with certain federal student loans have until Tuesday to consolidate them and qualify for debt cancellation. The Department of Education is rev...
Gross domestic product grew by 1.6% in the first quarter, slower than expected after the six-quarter steak of 2% growth or more. How will the Federal...
Today, President Joe Biden took a decisive step by signing a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S. unless its Chinese owner, ByteDance, divests from...
Expand, slow down, contract and recover. Businesses tend to make decisions based on what stage of the business cycle the economy’s in. The problem is,...
Many states are making it easier for homeowners to subdivide their single-family lots. But those with space to spare may not know how to develop it. N...
Thanks to a strong stock market and record home prices, asset owners are feeling richer, even if it’s only on paper. Today, we get into the R...
In the 1990s, companies that hoped to change the world using newfangled computer technology took off. Wall Street invested in some of them big time, a...
Today, President Joe Biden called for tariffs to be tripled on certain Chinese steel and aluminum products. These tariffs, first implemented by then-P...
The International Monetary Fund reported today that the global economy has shown “remarkable resilience” and that growth is expected to ho...
The economy has historically been a major factor in election forecasting. But right now, the economy is kinda all over the place. In this episode, how...
As more cities and states debate abolishing subminimum wages for tipped workers, we’re keeping an eye on Washington, D.C., where the tip credit...
Like a choreographed dance, central banks usually move together in managing interest rates. But with a high U.S. inflation reading in March, other ban...
Inflation is hotter than anticipated, according to today’s consumer price index. Electricity, for instance, cost 5% more year over year. And in...
Curious about which way the global economy’s headed? Take a look at copper prices. Demand for the metal is soaring, and copper futures are now at the...
There have been mixed messages on interest rate cuts, and that uncertainty is weighing on consumers. As the Federal Reserve continues its effort to br...
