Justin Ho

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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.

Episodes by Justin (157)

Marketplace Minute

Job gains slow down in April

May 3, 2024

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Marketplace Minute

Productivity increases at slower pace

May 2, 2024

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Marketplace Minute

Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged

May 1, 2024

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Marketplace Minute

Pay increases speed up in the first quarter

Apr 30, 2024

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Marketplace Minute

FCC fines wireless carriers over location sharing

Apr 29, 2024

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Inflation picks up in March

Apr 26, 2024

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Marketplace Minute

Economy slows while inflation persists

Apr 25, 2024

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Marketplace Minute

Boeing revenue falls

Apr 24, 2024

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Marketplace Minute

FTC bans noncompete clauses

Apr 23, 2024

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Business leaders say profit margins rise

Apr 22, 2024

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Latest Stories (698)

After closing their doors, restaurant owners ask, "What's next?"

by Justin Ho

Jan 20, 2021

With over 100,000 eateries closing for good during the pandemic, restaurateurs are making crucial personal and professional decisions, often focusing on how to stay in the food industry.

A shuttered restaurant space in Beverly Hills, California. With many eateries closed, many former owners are adapting to new roles in the culinary field.

Mark Ralston/ Getty Images

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Biden's nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine sends signal about LGBTQ health protections

by Justin Ho

Jan 20, 2021

If confirmed, Levine, a transgender woman, would take a top health care role as assistant secretary of health.

Incoming President Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Courtesy of Biden transition team

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Big banks' profits are doing better than the economy

by Justin Ho

Jan 15, 2021

They've been raking in money thanks to the strong stock market, companies' appetite for debt and initial public offerings.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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COVID-19

Small businesses don't see much cause for optimism

by Justin Ho

Jan 12, 2021

Just 3% say they're feeling bullish enough to borrow money, despite interest rates near historic lows.

A "Closed" sign at a nail salon in Virginia. Small business optimism is at a seven-month low as the pandemic continues to rage across the U.S.

Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID-19

New PPP changes aim to serve businesses owned by marginalized communities

by Justin Ho

Jan 12, 2021

A Black-owned bank CEO in South Carolina says the new PPP applicants he's seen are businesses owned by women and people of color.

Applications have to go through community banking organizations — no big banks, for now, at least.

hapabapa via Getty Images

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Global food prices hit 3-year high

by Justin Ho

Jan 7, 2021

Supermarkets don’t have much leeway to absorb higher food costs, so they're quickly passed on to consumers.

Mostly empty supermarket shelves at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Food prices have climbed as the U.S. economy struggles to recover from the recession.

Amy Sussman/Getty Images

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COVID-19

New Paycheck Protection Program will have more restrictions than the first

by Justin Ho

Jan 6, 2021

This new round of PPP will only be available to companies with fewer than 300 employees.

A boy gets his hair cut at a barbershop in Austin, Texas, on May 8.

Sergio Flores/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID & Unemployment

Millions will get their relief payment via debit card. That's good ... and bad

by Justin Ho

Dec 30, 2020

Cards are usually cheaper than checks. Unless there's a dispute.

President Donald Trump holds one of the prepaid debit cards being issued by the IRS, during a Cabinet meeting in May.

Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID-19

Small businesses still struggling with COVID impacts must consider tax implications, too

by Justin Ho

Dec 29, 2020

Many received PPP loans. And that means new tax questions for 2021 filings.

A closed dining area outside a Manhattan restaurant on Nov. 13, 2020.

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COVID-19

A holiday glut of packages prompts a shipping crisis for small businesses

by Justin Ho

Dec 24, 2020

Retailers are increasing shipping fees while fielding more calls from customers, asking, "Where's my package?"

Mail carriers load up their trucks at a USPS distribution center in El Paso, Texas, earlier this year.

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