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

Oct 17, 2018
Labor Department figures show robust jobs market
The Labor Department reported this morning record high job openings for the month of August, the highest since the Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey was created almost 20 years ago. A large number of open jobs has ramifications for many different sectors of the economy. We looked at one sector with a lot of “now […]
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Oct 17, 2018
Labor Department figures show robust jobs market
The Labor Department reported this morning record high job openings for the month of August, the highest since the Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey was created almost 20 years ago. A large number of open jobs has ramifications for many different sectors of the economy. We looked at one sector with a lot of “now […]
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Oct 15, 2018
How a writer’s disappearance could damage economic relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia
MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images
The disappearance of a Saudi columnist for the Washington Post has erupted into a diplomatic dispute, and potentially an economic one. President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia could face “severe punishment” if the government is shown to have been involved in Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance. Sanctions could be one form of punishment, to which the Saudi […]
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Oct 15, 2018
How a writer’s disappearance could damage economic relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia
MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images
The disappearance of a Saudi columnist for the Washington Post has erupted into a diplomatic dispute, and potentially an economic one. President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia could face “severe punishment” if the government is shown to have been involved in Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance. Sanctions could be one form of punishment, to which the Saudi […]
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Oct 13, 2018
Banks count their blessings in recovery
Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Three big banks posted their quarterly results Friday. And they were good. When you hear that profits at a bank like JPMorgan Chase were up almost 25 percent, you have to wonder: Why? Well, one reason is banks are making a lot more from you and me. Click the audio player above to hear the […]
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Oct 11, 2018
The low-fee wars have no end in sight
George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images
Management fees race to the bottom as investors embrace passive index funds.
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Oct 5, 2018
Tight labor market, strong holiday sales forecast might force retailers to pay higher wages
On Friday, we’ll get the latest jobs figures for the month of September. Economists are expecting a strong report, with unemployment expected to drop a bit from an already low rate. We’re also getting awfully close to the holiday hiring season, and sales are expected to be pretty strong, too. But with the unemployment rate […]
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Oct 4, 2018
What Honda’s investment in GM means for self-driving cars
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Autonomous cars made more interesting in a deal that's more Silicon Valley than Detroit.
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Sep 24, 2018
Hot pot IPO heats up the competition
Tang Hotpot
Haidilao's IPO comes at a time when hot pot chains are expanding globally.
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Sep 21, 2018
Here’s why the market is looking past the trade war
As the trade conflict between the United States and China goes on, it can sometimes feel like there’s no end in sight. Just this week, the Trump administration announced plans to slap $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods on top of the $50 billion in duties already in place. We’re now talking about tariffs […]
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