Mitchell Hartman

Portland

Correspondent at Marketplace

Correspondent, Marketplace Radio

Articles

Should the Maple Leafs trade Easton Cowan?

3 days ago | editorinleaf.com | Mitchell Hartman

After another terrific season the OHL, Easton Cowan's trade value may never be higher. Should the Maple Leafs consider trading their top prospect? Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan has just wrapped up his junior career, and may go down as the best London Knights player of all time. That's quite the feat, given the Cowan's impressive junior resume features two OHL Championships, a Memorial Cup, as well as one OHL MVP Award, one OHL Playoff MVP Award, and one Memorial Cup MVP Award.
Government job cuts have disproportionate effect on Black federal workers

4 days ago | wamu.org | Mitchell Hartman

The federal workforce has been reduced by about 23,000 since the Trump administration took office in January and began aggressively downsizing federal agencies, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Establishment Survey. Reuters estimates more than 260,000 federal jobs will ultimately be eliminated this year through firings, early retirements and buyouts initiated by Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE.
Why is the U.S. economy cruising along despite tariff uncertainty?

1 week ago | marketplace.org | Mitchell Hartman

The raft of economic data released over the last few days has been kind of all over the map: Jobless claims were up and pending home sales were way down. Personal income is strong, consumer spending is middling and consumer inflation is moderating. Consumer sentiment is either improving from “lousy” or holding steady at “meh” depending who you ask. Next week it’ll be all about jobs: Job openings, labor productivity, and then the May Jobs Report all come out.
The Maple Leafs should be heading to the Stanley Cup Final right now

1 week ago | editorinleaf.com | Mitchell Hartman

The Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs just over a week ago, and seeing how the Panthers are handling the Metro Division Champions, Carolina, it's safe to say the Leafs could be off to their first Cup Final since 1967. Since the beginning of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Florida Panthers have been the cream of the crop in the NHL. They made the Stanley Cup Final in 2023, , and are now one win away from their third finals appearance in a row.
Americans' approval of labor unions rises as approval of big business falls

2 weeks ago | marketplace.org | Mitchell Hartman

Labor unions are in the news a lot these days, with high-visibility organizing drives at some of America’s biggest companies: Starbucks, Amazon, major fast-food chains, tech and gaming firms, foreign-owned automakers, public radio stations — and the list goes on. Recent survey data finds that unions are getting ever-more popular among Americans, even as fewer than 10% of American workers are currently represented by a union.
Government job cuts have disproportionate effect on Black federal workers

2 weeks ago | marketplace.org | Mitchell Hartman

The federal workforce has been reduced by about 23,000 since the Trump administration took office in January and began aggressively downsizing federal agencies, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Establishment Survey. Reuters estimates more than 260,000 federal jobs will ultimately be eliminated this year through firings, early retirements and buyouts initiated by Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE.
Survey of exporters finds majority in U.S. are rerouting goods and raising prices

2 weeks ago | marketplace.org | Mitchell Hartman

The Trump administration came in with a wave of steep new tariffs — followed by pauses and reprieves and new tariff threats while bilateral negotiations go on. U.S. trading partners, meanwhile, have imposed retaliatory tariffs on some of our exports. It’s all proving disruptive and confusing to businesses and consumers.
Black Tulsans still feel effects of Greenwood neighborhood's 'second destruction'

2 weeks ago | kgou.org | Mitchell Hartman

This story originally aired on “Marketplace Morning Report” on May 20. Listen to Marketplace Morning Report weekdays at 5:51 and 7:51 a.m. on KGOU. Five years after the killing of George Floyd — which drew heightened attention from government and corporate America to racial inequality — there’s evidence that the wealth gap between Black and White Americans has actually widened.
One set of economic indicators is pointing to a future economic slowdown

2 weeks ago | marketplace.org | Mitchell Hartman

A forward-looking index of economic indicators put out by The Conference Board is flashing warning signs of “economic slowdown.” The Leading Economic Index, or LEI, fell sharply in April by 1% after falling nearly that much in March. It was the largest one-month drop in more than two years. The Conference Board isn’t warning of a recession — right now. But it does predict economic growth will downshift sharply this year to 1.6% (down from 2.8% in 2024).
Black Tulsans still feel effects of Greenwood neighborhood's "second destruction"

2 weeks ago | marketplace.org | Mitchell Hartman

Five years after the killing of George Floyd — which drew heightened attention from government and corporate America to racial inequality — there’s evidence that the wealth gap between Black and White Americans has actually widened. The median Black family holds about 15% as much wealth as the typical white family: $44,900 versus $285,000 in total assets, according to the Federal Reserve’s 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances.