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:
It’s been a wonky year for the labor market. Unemployment is down and inflation has eased. But ask an average American, and they might not feel like everything is peachy keen. In this episode, we asked economists to sum up the complicated year … in a song. Plus, homebuilders worry incoming President Donald Trump’s immigration policy will leave them short-handed, and retail hiring plateaued in November — unusual for the holiday shopping season.
Previous episodes
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2334 - Wrapping up the 2024 job market Sat, 07 Dec 2024
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2333 - Cyclical, secular, seasonal Fri, 06 Dec 2024
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2332 - What will a GOP-ruled Congress do with Trump’s magnum opus? Thu, 05 Dec 2024
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2331 - Uneven churn Wed, 04 Dec 2024
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2330 - Holding space for uncertainty Tue, 03 Dec 2024
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2329 - The cost of Christmas past Fri, 29 Nov 2024
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2328 - Insurance price spikes threaten supportive housing programs Thu, 28 Nov 2024
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2327 - The renter-homeowner wealth gap Thu, 28 Nov 2024
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2326 - The housing sector droops under a labor shortage and price hikes Tue, 26 Nov 2024
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2325 - How Medicare payment cuts are hurting health care Tue, 26 Nov 2024
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2324 - Santa’s warehouse workers Sat, 23 Nov 2024
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2323 - The DOJ has a plan for Google Fri, 22 Nov 2024
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2322 - What happened to sweater weather? Wed, 20 Nov 2024
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2321 - Private equity’s appetite for restaurants Wed, 20 Nov 2024
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2320 - A more equal nation? Mon, 18 Nov 2024
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2319 - It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … online Fri, 15 Nov 2024
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2318 - Too much oil? Thu, 14 Nov 2024
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2317 - All inflation is local Wed, 13 Nov 2024
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2316 - A tale of 3 Q3s Tue, 12 Nov 2024
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2315 - What does the crypto industry want? Mon, 11 Nov 2024
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2314 - Solutions to the housing shortage Fri, 08 Nov 2024
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2313 - Import rush Thu, 07 Nov 2024
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2312 - The economy Trump will inherit Thu, 07 Nov 2024
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2311 - Who insures the insurers? Tue, 05 Nov 2024
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2310 - Don’t touch that AM dial! Tue, 05 Nov 2024
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2309 - Big Tech trust-busting Fri, 01 Nov 2024
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2308 - What happens if Trump brings back Schedule F? Thu, 31 Oct 2024
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2307 - The consumer spending sweet spot Wed, 30 Oct 2024
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2306 - Why American solar manufacturers are divided on tariffs Tue, 29 Oct 2024
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2305 - Why Fed independence is crucial Mon, 28 Oct 2024
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2304 - Tupperware, Halloween candy, claw machines — oh my! Fri, 25 Oct 2024
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2303 - What’s better, a pension or a 401(k)? Thu, 24 Oct 2024
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2302 - Most young Americans are rent burdened Wed, 23 Oct 2024
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2301 - Why GM had a great quarter Tue, 22 Oct 2024
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2300 - Women deserve credit Mon, 21 Oct 2024
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2299 - Visa-seekers in China weigh in on the U.S. election Fri, 18 Oct 2024
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2298 - Feeling meh about the economy and anxious about the election Thu, 17 Oct 2024
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2297 - Most seniors who qualify for food benefit aren’t getting it Wed, 16 Oct 2024
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2296 - What’s up with drugstores? Tue, 15 Oct 2024
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2295 - Bad debt prep Mon, 14 Oct 2024
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2294 - How the 2024 presidential candidates compare on national debt Fri, 11 Oct 2024
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2293 - The data dogs Thu, 10 Oct 2024
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2292 - Evaluating the damage Wed, 09 Oct 2024
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2291 - The cost of being prepared Tue, 08 Oct 2024
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2290 - We added a ton of jobs last month. Surprise! Mon, 07 Oct 2024
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2289 - Don’t be like Boeing Fri, 04 Oct 2024
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2288 - U.S. exporters are on edge as port strike continues Thu, 03 Oct 2024
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2287 - Biden’s “Great Society” Wed, 02 Oct 2024
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2286 - Automation on the waterfront Tue, 01 Oct 2024
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2285 - You gotta start paying back those student loans. No, really. Mon, 30 Sep 2024