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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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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An American manufacturing road trip
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All eyes on the inflation data
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Finding work is tough in a stalled labor market
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Prepping for all possibilities
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Consumers couldn't turn frowns upside-down for long
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Despite Iran conflict, U.S. oil production is unlikely to budge
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Auto repair shops struggle under Trump's tariffs
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Home sales grow less competitive
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Break glass in case of oil price shock
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Food banks tackle summer break hunger
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The Fed's got an interest rate decision to make
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Shipping costs are up. Thank Trump's seesawing trade policy.
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No, the Fed should not stop paying interest on reserves
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Tariff-driven price bloat hasn't arrived just yet
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