Ariana Rosas

Producer

Ariana is a producer for “Marketplace Morning Report.”

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Feb 3, 2023
G7 ramp up oil sanctions against Russia
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From the BBC World Service: From Sunday the G7 group of leading economies will ban the import from Russia of refined oil products like diesel, and impose a price cap on exports elsewhere. It follows a similar move in December on crude oil shipments. But what will it do to supplies? And how will it affect prices at the pump? Plus, we hear from a shopkeeper in Hong Kong who has had to ditch all her CBD stock in response to new laws. And, why teenagers in the U.K. are clamouring for a new drink called Prime.
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Feb 2, 2023
Why are investors bullish on Meta again?
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Meta released its quarterly earnings yesterday, posting dismal results that showed the company took in only half the profits earned last year. But investors are bullish for a number of reasons, including cost-cutting measures and good signs that Facebook is doing well. A new report shows that undergraduate college enrollment is stabilizing after prolonged declines, but not for majors that lead to careers in health care. And, a new agreement between the U.S., Netherlands, and Japan will further restrict the flow of advanced microchips to China.
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Feb 2, 2023
Inside the push to limit China’s access to advanced chip-making tech
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What’s motivating the multinational effort to restrict China from chip-making tools.
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Feb 2, 2023
Looking to learn about economics? Start with inequality
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Any student studying introductory economics could tell you about traditional concepts like efficiency, production functions, and others. But there’s one essential concept that’s often glossed over: economic inequality. As part of our Marketplace Crash Course series, we spoke with Homa Zarghamee, professor of economics at Barnard College, about inequality and why it’s important to learn about. And, a look into why the Fed chose to raise rates by a quarter-point yesterday.
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Feb 2, 2023
Shell’s profits soar, but is it spending enough on green energy?
From the BBC World Service: The war in Ukraine and responses to it pushed oil and gas prices to record highs in 2022. It’s meant bumper profits for the world’s oil majors, and today was Shell’s turn with profits of $40bn. But what is it doing with the windfall? Plus, the Indian conglomerate Adani group continues to see its share price collapse after a highly critical report by the U.S. short seller Hindenburg Research. The company’s boss Gautam Adani has lost the title of Asia’s richest man, but he’s fighting back insisting the business is “robust”.
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Feb 1, 2023
The Fed is about to make a lot less money for the government
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The Federal Reserve has been one of the largest single sources of revenue in recent years for the federal government. But now, thanks to low returns on assets and high borrowing costs, the central bank is set to be much less profitable. We check in on markets ahead of today’s Fed rate decision with Susan Schmidt, Head of Public Equities at the State of Wisconsin Investment Fund. And, Western states sharing water resources from the Colorado River have again blown past a federal deadline to cut water usage after California held out on a deal.
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Feb 1, 2023
Chip shortage no longer — there’s now a glut
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No longer facing the blistering demand for microchips seeing during the peak of the pandemic, chip-making giants like AMD and Intel are seeing their profits decrease. We look into what that says about the wider malaise seen in the tech sector. The BBC reports on one 22-year-old Princeton student’s tool to detect AI-generated text. And, an early farewell to the iconic Boeing 747, which formally stopped being produced this week.
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Feb 1, 2023
India bets on a budget boost
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From the BBC World Service: We look at India’s finances as it tries to supercharge its manufacturing sector in a final budget before key elections. Plus, with the value of gold heading to new highs we hear from a mine in Scotland. And, why spending on players in England’s top soccer league continues to break records.
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Jan 31, 2023
Why Gen-Z is bringing back their parents’ digital cameras
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Young people have done it again — “it” being reviving an old piece of technology from the dead. This time, it’s old digital cameras that their parents likely used. We talked to David Little, head of the International Center of Photography, about the latest trend. Johnson & Johnson is seemingly deeper in legal trouble after a court rejected its bankruptcy filing amid lawsuits over its baby powder. And, on the third anniversary of Brexit, the BBC reports on the increasing pressure over the UK’s land border with Ireland, an EU member.
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Jan 31, 2023
Old school cameras are making a comeback
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Why Gen Z has set its sights on point-and-shoot cameras, once considered outmoded.
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