Marketplace

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Every weekday, host Kai Ryssdal helps you make sense of the day’s business and economic news — no econ degree or finance background required. “Marketplace” takes you beyond the numbers, bringing you context. Our team of reporters all over the world speak with CEOs, policymakers and regular people just trying to get by.

1 DAY AGO

Will Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes workers stay?

In the past decade, filming outside of Los Angeles has become a cost-effective option for many major studios. And lower housing costs are driving many lighting techs, grips and gaffers to follow. With roughly 13,000 homes lost in January’s wildfires, staying in LA will be even harder for those workers. Also on the show, the rising cost of utilities and a second act for frozen foods.

30 min
3 DAYS AGO

Hope or fear?

Capital goods orders picked up in January — that’s stuff businesses buy that’ll last a while, like tools and equipment. Is it a sign business owners have money to spend? Or, have tariffs fears and economic uncertainty spooked them into buying things before it’s too late? Also in this episode: Unemployment claims tick up (and that’s not even counting laid-off federal workers), architects stress fire resilience in rebuilding and used car prices rise.

26 min
4 DAYS AGO

The GDP equation

The second Trump administration has made spending cuts a priority — already, the president has enacted a funding freeze and laid off thousands of federal workers. Reduced government spending will have major ripple effects, though, like shrinking the nation’s GDP. Also in this episode: Trump’s move toward Russia threatens longstanding relationships with European allies and Instacart forecasts a growth slowdown.

28 min
5 DAYS AGO

A housing reality check

Home Depot, which makes most of its money from renovations, said small projects are driving its sales. That suggests homeowners are staying put — maybe improving the home they have while waiting for a clearer picture of the economy. Meanwhile, home prices just keep rising, although market volatility has cooled off. Also in this episode: When Canadian energy tariffs take effect, New Englanders will pay up and consumer confidence drops amid inflation anxiety.

26 min
6 DAYS AGO

Who’s in the consumer-spending driver’s seat?

The top 10% of earners account for half of all consumer spending in the U.S., a new study shows. In other words, if the goods and services Americans buy in a year were a pie, those with the highest incomes have been shelling out for a massive slice. Where does that leave everyone else? Also in this episode: Investors and the AI industry await Nvidia’s earnings report this week and tariffs threaten a complex auto manufacturing supply chain.

30 min
FEB 21

Tumbling economic sentiment — especially for Dems

American consumers agree: High prices aren’t going anywhere. All that stress about inflation, and throw in the impact of tariffs, heightens uncertainty, which translates into negative economic sentiment. But the severity of concern varies between Republicans and Democrats — a lot. Also in this episode: Private data can’t replace government data, oil tankers “go dark” and though the travel industry enjoyed healthy growth last year, new Trump policies could affect the upward trend.

26 min
FEB 21

Access to federal data in flux

Last month, key federal data sets were removed from government websites following actions by the Donald Trump administration, and researchers rushed to preserve the information. David Van Riper of IPUMS, an organization dedicated to improving public access to government data, talked to “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal about the importance of these statistics. Plus, Walmart expands and diversifies, ChatGPT has lots of rivals as well as a huge user base, and the U.S. solar industry adapts without Biden-era tax credits.

26 min
FEB 19

Vote with your wallet

Nearly half of consumers say they’ve taken action to align their spending with their moral views since the November election, a new Harris Poll shows. That includes boycotting brands based on campaign contributions, or even looking for ways to opt out of consumerism altogether. In this episode, could politically driven shopping habits make an impact on corporations? Plus, Etsy flounders, homebuilders lose confidence and Amazon Alexa and Apple’s Siri play virtual assistant catch-up.

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Kai Ryssdal

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Excellent Program

Feb 23

Eysterm

I’ve been listening for years and very much appreciate this vital resource. Thank you Marketplace, for all you do.
Done with this podcast

3 days ago

ndlex

I’m a longtime listener of this podcast but am done with it. The political bias has gotten worse and I am done dealing with it. They take shots at the Trump administration all the time. I’m done. I just want an unbiased daily report and have found other alternatives. Why did you have to mess this podcast up? It’s not difficult.
Far too much political commentary

3 days ago

whilingstages

I’ve been listening to this show every day for several years and had enjoyed it, especially the Adventures in Housing and My Economy pieces. However, Kai’s political bias has always shown through and it’s gotten old. I’m not a fan of the Trump administration either but can’t listen to four years’ worth of complaining about it. Every. Single. Episode bashes this administration. What happened to presenting unbiased financial news?? I’m unsubscribing from this negative energy
The switch has been flipped

5 days ago

Jimmy C420

Where were all these stories of inequality and economic doom and gloom when Biden was president? Four years of “transitory inflation” and “not a recession” and “the economy is strong” and now every story is about wealth inequality and the price of eggs. Marketplace is Government propaganda plain and simple.

Every weekday, host Kai Ryssdal helps you make sense of the day’s business and economic news — no econ degree or finance background required. “Marketplace” takes you beyond the numbers, bringing you context. Our team of reporters all over the world speak with CEOs, policymakers and regular people just trying to get by.