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Marketplace Minute Marketplace
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4.2 • 159 Ratings
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The economy is changing so fast. It’s hard to keep up. Get the latest on what’s happening in the economy right now with two-times-a day briefings from Marketplace. More than just the numbers, we bring you the highlights from the most important stories about money, business and the economy. Subscribe to the Marketplace Minute® wherever you get your podcasts or add it to your Alexa flash briefing.
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Job gains slow down in April
Stocks rise; total number of new jobs smallest since October; wage gains slow down; services sector contracts.
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A Goldilocks jobs report
The Labor Department reports 175,000 jobs were created last month, fewer than expected: wage growth was also lower; stocks rise on the news; Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says democracy is under threat.
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Productivity increases at slower pace
Stocks rise; compensation outpaces productivity; slowdown could push prices higher; imports fall.
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Stocks open higher
Relief on Wall Street when Fed Chair Jerome Powell says a hike in interest rates is unlikely; Labor Department data points to continuing tightness in the labor market; Peloton lays off about 15% of its workforce.
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Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged
Stocks close mixed; Powell says Fed prepared to keep rates unchanged for as long as it needs to; job openings hold steady; manufacturing sector contracts.
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Job openings remain at an elevated 8.5 million
Job openings and quits changed little month over month; Fed expected to leave interest rates unchanged in anticipated announcement today; CVS Health quarterly profit halved due to Medicare Advantage costs; Amazon profits soar with more cloud computing, ad revenues.
Customer Reviews
The ads, the ads
Actual Marketplace Minute content is great, and used to listen to 1 or more at a time. The ads are too much though - I stopped listening to this podcast months ago.
To the Marketplace team, I’m really sorry!
Commercials too annoying for such a short podcast
I like the content, but the recent very annoying, loud, and jarring M1 Finance commercial at the start of the podcast was just too much. Commercial at the start, 60 seconds of content, and commercial at the end. It’s just too many commercials. When that starting commercial became annoying, it was the straw that broke the camels back for me, so I unsubscribed. I switched to WSJs Minute Briefing that is similar in length and 3 times/day. It also has a commercial at the beginning, but it’s not loud and annoying (yet!), and I like their content.
No longer Worth my time
Short, concise, accurate. Market news without commentary, love this podcast, but 45 seconds of commercials for 60 seconds of news has me dropping this from a five star review and out of my must listen daily lineup. Sorry Marketplace.
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