Marketplace

Small businesses pull back on hiring

December 3, 2025·25 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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This episode of Marketplace examines the fragility of the U.S. labor market through private-sector data, explores the booming 'buy now, pay later' financial model, investigates the environmental and political challenges of plastic regulation, highlights post-disaster recovery of small bus

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Anna HammondTom SullivanHolly WadeJohn WaldmanJudith EnkRob BontaHannah BerniskyPeter Shattuck

Books

The Problem with Plasticby Judith Enk

Companies

HomebaseKlarnaAffirmPayPalMacy's

Topics

Business NewsClimate ChangeSmall Business

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