Marketplace

By Marketplace

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.

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Episodes (40)

A fuel-driven economy

Happy Liberation-Day-tariff-palooza-versary

When will oil markets recover?

Gas vs. gas

The inflationary effects of war

The crackdown on prediction market insider trading

U.S. Treasurys aren't selling like they used to

February inflation data shows more of the same

Navigating long-term unemployment

"Marketplace" Live

How's that grocery bill looking?

Vietnam is in its workforce golden age

"Resilience" is the word of the week

The role of temp work in this economy

QVC wants to be the next TikTok Shop

Diesel prices fuel uncertainty for small businesses

Agentic AI anxiety

Boeing bounces back

Yet another stockpile scramble

When does AI become a spending suck?

Home prices won't stop rising

Central banks move in step, for now

Powell's farewell?

Growing GDP, thank GPT

Consumer electronics can't keep up with AI

Consumers might see some tariff refunds — in 2036

Let's check in on the U.S. trade deficit

What to expect in the April jobs report

The erosion of the American tax base

Who's getting those tariff refunds?

The other shoe

When is inflation no longer "transitory?"

Another inflation alarm bell

Trump & Co. take a trip to China

Giving up beer to pay for gas?

AI chips away at cybersecurity job opportunities

What happens if the Fed goes mum

Rising ACA premiums, falling enrollment: It's a vicious cycle

Why do some companies wait to IPO?

Services stall as manufacturing booms

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