Marketplace
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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Episodes (418)
Jobs report warning signs
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What about the regional Feds? What do they do?
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Slo-mo jobs growth
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Short-term corporate borrowing climbs
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No, private data can't replace the BLS
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Sticky inflation, Fed drama and the rise of 'cute' debt
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What's really going on in the Trump economy?
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The relationship between consumer mood and spending? It's complicated
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Can the president remove a Fed governor?
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For every action, something can go sideways
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Special Coverage from "Marketplace": The Real Costs
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Chili's is back (baby back, baby back)
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WWJPD?
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Consumers embrace their inner Maxxinista
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Flat pay raises are a sign o' the times
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As many shoppers scrimp and stress, the wealthiest splurge
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Concerned consumers keep on spending
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Producers feel the pinch
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"Hacks" creators on collaboration, S5, and the state of comedy
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Across regions and sectors, inflation zigs and zags
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Tariffs muddy the future of the global oil market
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In health care sector, dread over worker deportations
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Hear that? It's productivity number noise
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Should we fret over rising household debt?
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The oil-natural gas conundrum
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Take it with a grain of salt
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Trump's jobs report retaliation "raises alarm bells"
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Anomaly or omen?
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Let's take a hard look at that GDP growth
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Consumers are still stressed about the job market
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How are lenders and borrowers feeling?
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AI and 'surveillance' pricing
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The dangers of fiscal dominance
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A new trade deal with Japan
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What's at stake if the Federal Reserve loses its independence?
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Looking for economic clues in corporate America
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Will August bring a wave of trade deals or a hike in tariffs?
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How immigration can bolster an aging workforce
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Can robots help us care for an aging population?
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Want to understand our aging workforce? Look to the U.K.
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Who pays for tariffs?
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The GOP slashed $1 trillion from Medicaid's budget. What now?
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Reliable earnings outlooks? In this economy?
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Let's get a grip on the labor market
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RIP to the EV tax credit
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The consequences of tariff uncertainty
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What happens when states manage public land?
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Fear of ICE raids keeps California farm workers on edge
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Reading the labor market tea leaves
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Time for a national debt history lesson
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