Sabri Ben-Achour
Correspondent & Host
SHORT BIO
My job is to do what I can to help all of us understand the economic forces that shape our lives and our world.
What was your first job?
I was a waiter!
What do you think is the hardest part of your job that no one knows?
It can be hard to break down complex topics quickly and fairly.
In your next life, what would your career be?
A chemist or a geneticist, I think.
What’s your most memorable Marketplace moment?
Playing with giant horseshoe crabs under the moonlight as they swam ashore to spawn. (It was for a story on how their blood is used in the medical industry).
What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?
My plants. I water them when I'm stressed. They get a lot of water.
Episodes by Sabri (569)
Latest Stories (600)
Demand for Treasury bonds dips in times of uncertainty
Apr 16, 2024
Investors fear missing out on higher rates of return by locking up the money they put in for 10 years or more.
Tesla cuts more than 10% of global workforce as challenges mount
Apr 15, 2024
The electric vehicle maker faces softening demand and intense competition on prices, and earlier price cuts have not sufficiently jolted sales.
Washington, D.C., is a test case for phasing out the tipped minimum wage
Apr 12, 2024
“Now, it is leaner crews,” says one restaurant server, but a more stable income. Other states are watching how it plays out in the capital.
Potential changes in restaurant pay stir mixed reactions
Apr 11, 2024
In a dozen states, restaurants and worker advocates are fighting over how — and how much — tipped workers should be paid.
Bonds are talking to us after inflation gauge comes in above forecasts
Apr 10, 2024
What are they saying?
When will rates go down? The answer rests on conflicting economic data.
Apr 4, 2024
The numbers are sending positive and negative signs, making the future of inflation, and the timing of Fed interest rate cuts, uncertain.
It's not a great time for startups
Apr 3, 2024
Venture capital investments fell in the first quarter of this year. And that's after the worst year for startup funding since 2019.
Who will pay for the Key Bridge collapse?
Apr 2, 2024
The Baltimore disaster may become the largest marine insurance loss ever. About 100 insurance companies are reportedly involved.
Clearing the wreckage in Baltimore is a difficult and dangerous operation
Mar 28, 2024
Containers carrying hundreds of tons of hazardous materials were on the ship, complicating the monumental cleanup.
How colonial exploitation of Haiti set the stage for its ongoing political crisis
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
Mar 26, 2024
"Haiti is now facing the prospect of living without any traces of a recognizable state for the first time in a long time," says MIT's Malick Ghachem.