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 transcribedTerri Bromberg lost her home of 20 years in the Los Angeles fires. Rather than rebuild, the artist and professor chose to sell and move elsewhere. Pro...
Overall employment dropped last month, according to the monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the same time, employers added job...
The Federal Reserve may be steering the economy through another trade war. But this time, the inflation of the last few years complicate...
Ask an economist what’s driving decision-making right now, and the answer may well be “uncertainty.” In this episode, the unpredicta...
They’re here: President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico begin today, as well as an additional 10% tax on goods...
As bird flu proliferates across U.S. farms, infecting chickens, cows and even humans, some public health experts worry that that funding to deal with...
In the past decade, filming outside of Los Angeles has become a cost-effective option for many major studios. And lower housing costs are driving many...
Capital goods orders picked up in January — that’s stuff businesses buy that’ll last a while, like tools and equipment. Is it a sign busin...
The second Trump administration has made spending cuts a priority — already, the president has enacted a funding freeze and laid off thousands of fed...
Home Depot, which makes most of its money from renovations, said small projects are driving its sales. That suggests homeowners are staying put — mayb...
The top 10% of earners account for half of all consumer spending in the U.S., a new study shows. In other words, if the goods and services Americans b...
American consumers agree: High prices aren’t going anywhere. All that stress about inflation, and throw in the impact of tariffs, heightens unce...
Last month, key federal data sets were removed from government websites following actions by the Donald Trump administration, and researchers rushed t...
Nearly half of consumers say they’ve taken action to align their spending with their moral views since the November election, a new Harris Poll shows....
At the national level, 2.5% is the lowest the unemployment rate has ever been … and that was for just two months in 1953. We’re at 4% righ...
Tons of sellers listed their homes in January, after months of waiting in vain for mortgage rates to fall. But many would-be buyers are facing economi...
Retail sales were down in January, but the Census Bureau report — with its mish-mosh of data — can obscure nuances in consumer spending. In this episo...
Homeowners have been clinging to low mortgage rates for the past few years, stifling the housing market. But new data from Zillow shows once-patient s...
After a rough 2024, energy giant BP is expected to announce a “fundamental reset” of its business strategy this month. We don’t know...
The sun isn’t always shining and wind isn’t always blowing, but what if there was an always-available renewable energy source? In this epi...
