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1 month ago | 
marketplace.org | Nova Safo |Alex Schroeder |Ariana Rosas
President Donald Trump met with House Republicans on Tuesday to try to persuade holdouts within the party to move forward with the GOP’s big tax bill, which contains much of the president's domestic agenda. But the deadline to finalize the legislation is fast approaching.
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1 month ago | 
marketplace.org | David Brancaccio |Ariana Rosas |Alex Schroeder
Whether you want a strong U.S. dollar or a weaker U.S. dollar depends on where you stand. If you run a company that sells overseas, a weaker dollar helps you, because it makes your products cheaper for foreigners to buy, and you might sell more. But let’s say you’re traveling to Europe and looking forward to a shopping spree — a stronger U.S. dollar makes the whole thing cheaper.
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1 month ago | 
marketplace.org | David Brancaccio |Ariana Rosas
The two big Los Angeles-area wildfires in January destroyed more than 11,000 single and multifamily homes. For those with insurance and a mortgage on a property came what was probably a new piece of personal finance information: If the insurance company writes a check after a fire, the check comes with two names on it — the property owner's and the bank's. Turns out the mortgage lender gets to hold the money until the property owner can show they've reached various stages of rebuilding.
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2 months ago | 
marketplace.org | David Brancaccio |Ariana Rosas
What are your thoughts on pineapple on pizza? Cats or dogs? Is caramel pronounced car-uh-MEL or car-MUHL? It’s tricky to get Americans to agree on just about anything, it seems. But lighter examples of pizza toppings aside, is it possible to get Americans to agree on bigger themes — like those of a shared national identity? Our ongoing series Office Politics examines ways to cope with polarization, particularly at work.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
marketplace.org | Leanna Byrne |Ariana Rosas |David Brancaccio |Dylan Miettinen
Mar 27, 2025
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
marketplace.org | David Brancaccio |Ariana Rosas |Dylan Miettinen
Need a civics refresher? How about over lunch? Eleesha Tucker is a professor of American history and civics education at Utah Valley University Center for Constitutional Studies. She also is part of the Visible Hand Project, which offers free lunchtime civics lessons for companies in Utah’s tech corridor. Tucker recently spoke with “Marketplace Morning Report” host David Brancaccio. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
marketplace.org | Leanna Byrne |David Brancaccio |Samantha Fields |Ariana Rosas
Taking today’s Economic Pulse: Marketplace’s David Brancaccio speaks with Claudia Sahm, Chief Economist at New Century Advisors, about what the loss of two federal economic advisory committees could mean for the future of policymaking. Tags: Economy economic policy A new report from the Economic Policy Institute shows that wages for the economy’s lowest-paid workers rose historically fast from 2019-2024.
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Mar 17, 2025 | 
marketplace.org | Sabri Ben-Achour |Ariana Rosas |Dylan Miettinen
Research from the consulting firm BCG finds that just 12% of all U.S. workers get child care benefits through their employers. Companies that offer it may have a leg up over the competition. Policy correspondent Rachel Cohen has been writing about this for Vox and she spoke with “Marketplace Morning Report” host Sabri Ben-Achour. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation.
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Mar 11, 2025 | 
marketplace.org | Sabri Ben-Achour |Ariana Rosas
This week marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Economic reality changed almost overnight as the virus spread, and despite a very strong recovery, we are still dealing with some of the consequences. Inflation is still on its way back down from pandemic highs.
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
marketplace.org | David Brancaccio |Ariana Rosas |Dylan Miettinen
Leading up to the election, economic figures said the economy was doing pretty well and inflation was slowing down significantly. Yet a lot of people just didn’t feel it. Now, inflation expectations are rising, polls show economists say there’s a higher risk of recession due to chaotic tariff policy, and consumers have become even more pessimistic, according to survey data. Gene Ludwig is chair of the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity and former U.S. Comptroller of the Currency.
