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Justin is a reporter for Marketplace. He’s based in San Diego, California.
Justin focuses on small business, banking and supply chain news. He also hosts 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 Stories (690)
How Texas weather disruptions will ripple through oil supply chain
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Justin Ho
Feb 17, 2021
Even after the weather starts improving, this crisis' effects are likely to linger and be felt far beyond the Lone Star State.
Why U.S. chipmakers want government help
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Justin Ho
Feb 16, 2021
The U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association has asked President Biden for robust funding for manufacturing and research.
BNY Mellon announces it will offer cryptocurrency services
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Justin Ho
Feb 12, 2021
Mainstream banks may offer a layer of legitimacy to cryptocurrency that is appealing to big institutional investors.
Exchanges seek review for rules that would make more stock market data public
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Justin Ho
Feb 11, 2021
The exchanges currently sell this market information, typically to big, institutional investors.
Survey finds small business confidence at 8-month low
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Justin Ho
Feb 9, 2021
And the percentage of owners expecting better conditions fell to the lowest level since November 2013, the NFIB finds.
What counts as a small business, anyway?
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Justin Ho
Feb 5, 2021
The federal government uses a 500-employee cutoff to define small businesses. Turns out that definition’s pretty contentious.
Businesses aren't flocking to this round of PPP loans
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Justin Ho
Feb 2, 2021
Three-quarters of the money Washington set aside hasn't been touched. Some point to new restrictions on which businesses qualify.
Shipping company profits and costs have increased amid pandemic e-commerce boom
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Justin Ho
Feb 1, 2021
Companies that deliver packages have had to expand capacity to handle surges and upgrade safety measures.
Early in the pandemic, fewer Americans paid their credit card bills late
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Justin Ho
Jan 26, 2021
Government relief checks helped.
Lenders start processing the second round of PPP loans
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Justin Ho
Jan 25, 2021
Bankers say the process is running a lot more smoothly this time, in part because they have a better sense of what to expect.