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Episode Date: May 17, 2024The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 40,000 for the first time on Friday. As we say regularly on this show, the stock market is not the econo...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 40,000 for the first time on Friday. As we say regularly on this show, the stock market is not the econo...
Staying ahead is tough if you run a business — especially in this odd economic moment, where even affluent shoppers are picking low-cost alternatives....
Looking at fresh economic data, retail sales were flat and some categories of food dropped in price from March to April. That indicates both falling i...
President Joe Biden announced a slate of new tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese goods today, including electric vehicles, semiconductors, steel a...
Americans are feeling worse about the economy. And that’s partly to do with fears about lasting inflation. According to the latest data, consumers exp...
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo wants to position the U.S. to become a leader in semiconductor manufacturing. After all, the U.S. invented the indust...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sat down with “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal to discuss inflation, economic growth, U.S.-China relations and why havin...
Over the past five years, rents in nearly every major U.S. city have risen faster than wages. In New York City, rent surged seven times faster than wa...
The good news: The forecasted date at which the Social Security and Medicare trust fund can’t pay full benefits for everyone was pushed back a f...
Workers are more satisfied with their jobs than they’ve been in nearly 40 years, according to a report from The Conference Board. But dig a little dee...
The U.S. spends about half of its $6 trillion budget on three government entitlements: Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare. When it comes to the na...
Phoenix is on track to become a national hub for semiconductor production. The city has had lots of help: billions in funding from the Biden administr...
In the latest installment from their trip to Phoenix, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal and Washington Post columnist Heather Long visit Native Resources...
Phoenix has been in the semiconductor business for a while now, but the Biden administration is taking it to another level by sending a major infusion...
Warehouses and cargo-moving companies spent a few weeks in limbo after the Baltimore bridge collapse. Now, they’re working hard to reroute goods...
People with certain federal student loans have until Tuesday to consolidate them and qualify for debt cancellation. The Department of Education is rev...
Gross domestic product grew by 1.6% in the first quarter, slower than expected after the six-quarter steak of 2% growth or more. How will the Federal...
Today, President Joe Biden took a decisive step by signing a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S. unless its Chinese owner, ByteDance, divests from...
Expand, slow down, contract and recover. Businesses tend to make decisions based on what stage of the business cycle the economy’s in. The problem is,...
Many states are making it easier for homeowners to subdivide their single-family lots. But those with space to spare may not know how to develop it. N...