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Justin Ho

Reporter

Justin is a reporter for Marketplace. He’s based in Southern California.

Justin focuses on small business, banking and supply chain news. He has also hosted the Closing Bell edition of the “Marketplace Minute,” a daily news roundup, and has worked as the show producer of the “Marketplace Morning Report.” He started working at Marketplace in 2011.

Justin spends a lot of his downtime mountain biking, surf fishing and grappling with decision paralysis over which bike parts and fishing gear to buy next.

Latest from Justin Ho

  • Jan 16, 2019

    Bank earnings skid on edgy markets

    JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup are reporting weaker than expected earnings this week. Market volatility may have contributed to this as clients shy away from trading, which is a big part of banks’ business these days. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

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  • Jan 11, 2019

    Hedge funds are facing challenges in an uncertain market

    Hedge fund performance on average dropped by less than the S&P 500 in 2018, according to Hedge Fund Research. Above, traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.
    Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images

    For years, when stocks were making gains, hedge funds were criticized for their fees and lackluster performance.

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  • Jan 11, 2019

    Ford plans to close plants and slash its workforce in Europe

    The Ford Motor Co. announced Thursday morning that it’s going to “transform” its operations in Europe. That means the automaker will close plants, stop producing some models and lay off what a Ford executive called a “significant number” of its 50,000 European employees. Ford’s been in Europe for more than a century. It’s also the […]

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  • Jan 10, 2019

    Applying to college amid the Harvard admissions lawsuit

    A prospective student enters the Harvard University Admissions Building in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
    Glen Cooper/Getty Images

    High school students weigh in on admissions policies and race as the college application season comes to a close.

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  • Jan 5, 2019

    Can the jobs report predict the future of the economy?

    Can the jobs report predict the future of the economy?
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    The Labor Department’s jobs report for December was unequivocally strong, but it can be hard to square a good month of hiring with predictions of an economic slowdown and the market turbulence as of late. But when it comes to economic data, there’s a difference between learning how the economy’s been doing and how the […]

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  • Jan 3, 2019

    Pacific Rim nations ring in new year with a trade deal shutting out U.S. farmers

    Pacific Rim nations ring in new year with a trade deal shutting out U.S. farmers
    RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images

    As of this week, there are some tariffs around the world that are falling. Six Pacific Rim nations, including Japan, Australia and Mexico, are lowering tariffs for a number of products and services, with five other countries set to join in once their governments formally ratify the deal. Notably absent from the party? The United […]

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  • Jan 1, 2019

    Minimum wage hikes have varying effects across nation

    Workers celebrate outside the Ronald Reagan State Building in downtown Los Angeles on April 4, 2016, after California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that will raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022.
    FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images

    Twenty states are raising their minimum wages as we usher in 2019.

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  • Dec 29, 2018

    Broadway closes out a banner year

    The holidays are a big time for the entertainment industry, and Broadway is no exception. The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is by far the biggest week of the year for ticket sales. And already, the trade group The Broadway League says ticket sales over the last month are up 17 percent from the the same […]

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  • Dec 29, 2018

    Companies also suffer when the stock market goes crazy

    Volatility impacts a company’s stock price, which has big consequences for the company itself, not just for the investors.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

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  • Dec 27, 2018

    The partial shutdown could delay economic data, too

    The sun begins to rise over Washington as the federal government is in a partial shutdown, on Dec. 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. 
    Mark Wilson/Getty Images

    We’re now five days into the partial government shutdown. While the Senate is expected to reconvene Thursday and resume negotiations over how to end the shutdown, odds are that it’ll continue into January. The impasse is already cutting into the supply of something that is essential to just about every market out there: federal economic data. […]

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