Marketplace
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.
Categories: Business
Listen to the last episode:
People with certain federal student loans have until Tuesday to consolidate them and qualify for debt cancellation. The Department of Education is reviewing over 40 million loan accounts and issuing credit for past payments that previously didn’t count toward forgiveness. Also in this episode: a look at the latest inflation reading, Americans’ savings habits and pop-up coworking spaces.
Previous episodes
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2174 - A looming deadline for student loan forgiveness Fri, 26 Apr 2024
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2173 - GDP grows more slowly than expected Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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2172 - Clock starts on TikTok ban Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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2171 - The business cycle is getting less cyclical Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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2170 - A new spin on the yard sale Mon, 22 Apr 2024
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2169 - It’s a good time to be an asset owner Fri, 19 Apr 2024
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2168 - Will AI be the dot-com bubble all over again? Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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2167 - Steel tariffs déjà vu Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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2166 - Slow and steady global growth Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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2165 - Playing an economic guessing game Mon, 15 Apr 2024
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2164 - The subminimum wage for tipped workers is on the table Fri, 12 Apr 2024
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2163 - The ECB could beat the Fed to rate cuts Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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2162 - Hear that? That’s the sound of millions of Americans dusting off their ACs. Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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2161 - Copper prices are climbing Tue, 09 Apr 2024
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2160 - Messaging matters Mon, 08 Apr 2024
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2159 - Cool your jets! Hold your horses! Slow your (manufacturing) roll! Fri, 05 Apr 2024
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2158 - The right to disconnect Thu, 04 Apr 2024
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2157 - A rough time for startups Wed, 03 Apr 2024
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2156 - “This is the time to be a saver” Tue, 02 Apr 2024
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2155 - Ultimately, the joke’s on Gmail rivals Mon, 01 Apr 2024
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2154 - “Hard to say” where interest rates will settle, Fed chair says Fri, 29 Mar 2024
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2153 - Feelings versus facts Thu, 28 Mar 2024
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2152 - Immigrants fill high-risk jobs that U.S.-born workers don’t Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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2151 - Baltimore bridge collapse a jolt to commerce Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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2150 - All in on clean energy Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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2149 - Bring on the drama, Jay Powell Fri, 22 Mar 2024
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2148 - Weekly jobless claims fall Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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2147 - The Fed’s evolving data diet Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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2146 - Food, glorious food! Tue, 19 Mar 2024
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2145 - Who pays real estate agents? Mon, 18 Mar 2024
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2144 - A labor market paradox Fri, 15 Mar 2024
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2143 - Spring is coming, and so are higher gas prices Thu, 14 Mar 2024
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2142 - Breaking Ground: Betting on mother nature Wed, 13 Mar 2024
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2141 - A higher-than-expected CPI Tue, 12 Mar 2024
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2140 - Not too hot, not too cold Mon, 11 Mar 2024
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2139 - Spacial awareness Fri, 08 Mar 2024
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2138 - The EU cracks down on Big Tech Thu, 07 Mar 2024
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2137 - The Federal Reserve’s political independence matters Wed, 06 Mar 2024
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2136 - Record oil output with fewer rigs Tue, 05 Mar 2024
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2135 - Who’s gonna win an Oscar this year? Mon, 04 Mar 2024
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2134 - Who can afford to buy a home these days? Sat, 02 Mar 2024
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2133 - Personal incomes rose in January Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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2132 - GDP keeps climbing Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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2131 - Do modern-day starter homes exist? Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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2130 - Credit card fee feud Mon, 26 Feb 2024
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2129 - A not-so-happy anniversary to Silicon Valley Bank Fri, 23 Feb 2024
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2128 - Breaking Ground: Biden hopes sustainable aviation fuel production could take flight soon Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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2127 - Neel Kashkari and the Fed’s inflation fears Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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2126 - What’s in your wallet? Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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2125 - Can we break out of the mortgage lock-in effect? Mon, 19 Feb 2024