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 (147)

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Fed leaders echo calls for caution

Apr 19, 2024

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Existing home sales decline in March

Apr 18, 2024

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Fed survey finds modest economic expansion

Apr 17, 2024

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Powell says recent data reduces confidence in inflation progress

Apr 16, 2024

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Retail sales rise in March

Apr 15, 2024

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JPMorgan Chase profits rise 6%

Apr 12, 2024

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Services costs push up Producer Price Index

Apr 11, 2024

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Economy adds 303,000 jobs in March

Apr 5, 2024

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Imports, exports rise in February

Apr 4, 2024

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Private sector adds 184,000 jobs in March

Apr 3, 2024

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Latest Stories (694)

COVID-19

Will the boom in shipping last after the pandemic?

by Justin Ho

Dec 17, 2020

As FedEx reports its quarterly figures, what may be in store for companies trying to fulfill the demand for e-commerce deliveries?

A FedEx driver makes deliveries in Manhattan on Sept. 17, 202,0 in New York City.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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CDC "vulnerability index" can help states determine distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

by Justin Ho

Dec 15, 2020

The CDC's index weighs factors like a community’s poverty level, racial breakdown and housing.

Vials in boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Dec. 13, 2020.

Morry Gash/AFP via Getty Images

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Community banks are thriving. Bankers worry it won't last.

by Justin Ho

Dec 11, 2020

A recent FDIC report found that community bank profits rose last quarter, thanks to fee income from PPP loans and mortgage refinancing.

La Salle State Bank in Illinois outsourced management of its ATMs to save costs.

John Moore/Getty Images

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What small business owners might expect from Biden

by Justin Ho

Dec 7, 2020

Biden has pledged to provide additional resources for small businesses. Business owners say the type of aid matters.

Biden has called for flexible grants to businesses that have lost substantial revenue. He also wants to refocus the Paycheck Protection Program on businesses with fewer than 50 employees, instead of the current 500.

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Why commercial lending fell last quarter despite low interest rates

by Justin Ho

Dec 2, 2020

The report found that bank lending volume fell in the most recent quarter, driven by decreases in commercial and industrial lending.

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As the new year approaches, government relief programs are set to expire

by Justin Ho

Nov 25, 2020

And there's no additional stimulus relief aid is in sight.

A "Cancel Rent" banner hanging in New York. Key programs that helped keep people financially afloat in the pandemic, as well as the CDC's eviction ban, will end.

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

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Businesses face new restrictions with no aid in sight

by Justin Ho

Nov 24, 2020

During the first round of lockdowns earlier this year, small businesses could fall back on federal relief. Not this time.

A bartender awaits patrons at a Florida restaurant. Anxiety is rising for many small business owners.

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As e-commerce booms, U.S. ports face traffic jams

by Justin Ho

Nov 23, 2020

A federal commission is investigating.

Containers are offloaded from a ship at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

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Credit card debt is falling. That's good news — and bad news

by Justin Ho

Nov 19, 2020

It's good news for our personal economies, but it means we're not spending as much to prop the economy as a whole.

One expert says retail spending is losing steam right as the critical holiday shopping season is ramping up.

Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

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Paycheck Protection Program loan recipients face a new challenge: Taxes

by Justin Ho

Nov 17, 2020

As the year draws to a close, small business owners are starting to figure out their tax liabilities for 2020. That's complicated for businesses that got Paycheck Protection Program loans.

Empty chairs are seen inside a restaurant in New York on Nov. 13, 2020. Businesses whose PPP loans are forgiven are not allowed to claim deductions on expenses that were paid for using loan money.

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