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3 days ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
Apr 20, 2025Special Coverage from Marketplace: Selling AmericaStop us if you have heard this before: We’re in an unprecedented economic moment. But this time really is different. America’s place in the global economy is changing, and what happens next is going to matter for businesses, consumers and you. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images
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5 days ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
Apr 18, 2025A housing market dilemmaMore homes are up for sale, but potential buyers have economic uncertainty-induced cold feet. Plus: shrimp, federal food aid and rent subsidies. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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6 days ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Kimberly Adams |Marissa Cabrera |Courtney Bergsieker
In over a hundred years, no president has ever fired the chair of the Federal Reserve … yet! President Donald Trump says he could show Jerome Powell the door, even though Powell says he’s not going anywhere. We’ll explain why it might all come down to the Supreme Court. Plus: the economic conditions that led to the American Revolution.
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6 days ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
Apr 17, 2025Stable jobless claims signal companies are following a wait-and-see approach in this uncertain economy. Plus, get that EV tax credit while you still can, and check your mail for a check from Wells Fargo.
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6 days ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Sofia Terenzio |Andie Corban
In Altadena’s business district, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal met with Shelene Hearring, the owner and head instructor of Two Dragons Martial Arts. Two Dragons has been in Altadena for the last 17 of the 30 years it's been in business. The studio was completely destroyed, along with everything in it, when the fires swept through in early January. “That building served me well,” Hearring said.
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Kimberly Adams |Marissa Cabrera |Zoha Malik
Episode 1372Apr 16, 2025Let's talk about Zeno's paradoxWhere the rubber meets the road in a constitutional crisis. Morakot Kawinchan/Getty Images
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Mitchell Hartman |Savannah Peters |Kai Ryssdal |Sofia Terenzio
Apr 16, 2025Some Americans, worried that tariffs will make life’s little luxuries too expensive, are proactively buying them in bulk. Plus, a country club in Altadena, California, used by local nonprofits has a long, expensive road to rebuilding after the wildfire. Segments From This Episodeby Mitchell HartmanOn the surface, the numbers look contradictory, but the reasons they behaved as they did can tell us something about the tariff-era economy.
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1 week ago | 
laist.com | Kai Ryssdal |Sofia Terenzio |Andie Corban
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Sofia Terenzio |Andie Corban
Before fires ravaged Altadena, California, earlier this year, Altadena Town & Country Club was central to the local economy. It had about 120 employees, many of which were locals. Now, only six remain. One of those remaining employees is Craig Sloane, the general manager. “We did our best to try and place as many of the employees as possible with other clubs and other locations,” said Sloane about the staff.
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
Apr 15, 2025Oil, steel and supply chains are just a few areas of the economy where President Donald Trump’s trade policy is causing trouble. Plus: The road to recovery after the devastating wildfire in Altadena, California. Segments From This Episodeby Justin HoTariffs could trigger shortages and supply chain snarls, similar to what was seen when the pandemic cut off lines to Chinese manufacturers. Are the workarounds small business used then still valid now?
