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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.
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- Todaynarrative25 min5-min read
A divided government could shift the bond market
This Marketplace episode, airing the day after midterm elections, argues that the economy is inherently political, examining how divided government could reshape the bond market, how voters split on property tax ballot measures, how an importer is absorbing rising costs, how a small Alabama town is fighting data centers across party lines, and how school cafeterias are being squeezed by rising costs and SNAP cuts.
- Yesterdaynarrative25 min5-min read
When it comes to the job market, love the one you're with
This episode of Marketplace, hosted by Kai Ryssdal, weaves together a pre-jobs-report snapshot of an American economy stuck in a 'low-hire, low-fire' rut: strong productivity and GDP figures that aren't translating into wage gains, a JOLTS report showing little movement, a holiday supply chain racing to stock warehouses at the last minute under tariff uncertainty, a deep dive into the booming pet food business, and a prescient look at the labor standoff brewing in Major League Baseball ahead of a possible lockout.
- 2 days agoconversational25 min5-min read
Why raise money in euros?
Marketplace kicks off 'Jobs Week' with a cautionary look at a 'low-hire, low-fire' labor market ahead of Friday's October unemployment report, examines how agentic AI is reshaping hotel bookings, tours K2 Space's giant-satellite factory in Torrance, California, explains why Alphabet and Meta are issuing billions in euro-denominated debt, and checks in on San Francisco's bonkers housing market. Anthropic closes the show with a staggering $895 billion in committed spending on data centers and chips.
- 5 days agoconversational25 min5-min read
Spooked investors sink Big Tech stocks
Marketplace's Friday, October 30 episode with host Kai Ryssdal wrapped a turbulent week for the economy: a Fed press conference under Chairman Kevin Warsh that proposed fewer rate decisions next year, strong GDP alongside stubborn inflation, a brutal selloff in AI-driven tech stocks, the growing use of voluntary corporate buyouts, and a test drive of China's dominance in electric vehicles.
- 6 days agonarrative25 min7-min read
GDP growth comes at expense of consumer savings
Marketplace delivers a data-heavy day: the U.S. economy grew at a strong 3.4% annualized rate in the third quarter, but inflation climbed to 3.6% on the PCE index, leaving consumers strained, the labor market stuck in a 'low hire, low fire' rut, and the Federal Reserve holding rates steady. Meanwhile, Alphabet suffered its worst stock day since going public, China's developing-economy status came under scrutiny, and Pennsylvania apple orchards coped with a devastating crop loss.
- 1 weeks agonarrative25 min5-min read
Fed holds rates, but a future hike is pretty inevitable
Marketplace's October 28 edition threads together a quiet Federal Reserve meeting, the hesitancy it has bred in small-business borrowing, a Wyoming cattle brand inspector's last season, and unconventional economic indicators — toilet paper and TikTok copper stripping — that reveal how consumers and households are actually weathering the economy.
- 1 weeks agonarrative25 min4-min read
Lower those expectations
Marketplace delivers a data-driven look at the U.S. economy, spotlighting durable goods orders, housing market trends, a new Global Capitalism Index, consumer confidence, and the economic transformation of Brownsville, Texas, driven by SpaceX. The episode blends economic reporting with on-the-ground storytelling to reveal how national trends and industrial shifts are reshaping local communities.
- 1 weeks agoconversational25 min5-min read
What's in AI's next chapter?
The episode of Marketplace covers the highly anticipated S-1 filing by AI company Anthropic PBC, signaling its move toward a public IPO with a potential valuation between $1.5 and $2 trillion. The report highlights massive capital expenditures and existential risk disclosures, while broader AI sector spending by Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon is scrutinized for returns. Meanwhile, central banks face divergent paths amid inflation and political pressures, helium shortages threaten tech and medical supply chains, and farmland conservation efforts intensify amid housing development pressures.
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