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4 days ago | 
marketplace.org | Reema Khrais |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
The number of homes selling above asking price hit a low not seen since spring 2020. Plus: Oklahoma schools tackle gambling addictions in the classroom and a ballet shoe company struggles with tariffs and a warehouse fire.
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5 days ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
Jun 18, 2025Break glass in case of oil price shockPlus: New estimates show the GOP reconciliation bill will cost way more than it brings in and AI might not be a boon to all workers. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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6 days ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
• None Why the dollar has taken a beating in 2025 For much of the past 80 years, the greenback has served as the world’s reserve currency. There are signs that’s starting to shift. • None Retail sales fell in May as pre-tariff spending fizzled out That’s important because consumer spending accounts for more than two-thirds of GDP. • None The vast majority of baby gear sold in the U.S. is made in China. Prices have already started to rise.
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
• None New economic data will help Fed officials make an interest rate decision Unfortunately, even hard data may not help them get a clear picture of what’s going on in this economy. • None What will foreign central banks do about interest rates? Banks in Japan, England and elsewhere are weighing how tariffs will impact their national economies.
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
Jun 13, 2025Some shipping costs have nearly doubled in the past month, one report shows. Plus: Georgia shrimpers, free student loan advice and a New Orleans florist. Segments From This Episode"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal speaks with David Gura at Bloomberg and Catherine Rampell at the Washington Post about the long-term impacts of a conflict between Israel and Iran and the rest of the week’s economic news.
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
Jun 12, 2025No, the Fed should not stop paying interest on reservesDoing so would wreak havoc on interest rates across the economy. Plus, a retired Long Island couple tells us about their economy, and Amazon announces AI-generated video ads. Craig Hudson/The Washington Post via Getty Images
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
Jun 11, 2025But retailers have cut nearly 76,000 jobs so far this year. Plus, the final installment of Kai's trip to Utah County. Segments From This EpisodeMany companies are still working through inventory they stocked before the tariffs hit — but some products are starting to get more expensive. Some of those job cuts are normal for the industry. But they’re also a response to looming tariffs.
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Andie Corban |Maria Hollenhorst
As part of our ongoing series “The Age of Work,” about how demographic shifts — specifically in the aging U.S. labor force — are shaking up the global economy, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal and ADP chief economist Nela Richardson visited Utah County, which is one of the youngest in America. In the final installment of this trip, they visited Sunpro, a building supply company, at their Lindon truss manufacturing facility.
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
Jun 10, 2025What do U.S. Treasury auctions have to do with me? How much the government pays in interest on bonds directly impacts how much interest consumers will pay on mortgages and business loans. Plus: international students, “dirty” soda and GameStop. Kevin Carter/Getty Images
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2 weeks ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Andie Corban |Maria Hollenhorst
As part of our ongoing series “The Age of Work” about how demographic shifts — specifically the aging U.S. labor force — are shaking up the global economy, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal and ADP chief economist Nela Richardson visited Utah County, which is one of the youngest in America. For today’s installment, Ryssdal and Richardson visited Eagle Mountain, one of the youngest cities in one of the youngest counties.
