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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 (148)

Marketplace Minute

Business leaders say profit margins rise

Apr 22, 2024
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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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Latest Stories (695)

COVID-19

SBA says PPP loans are getting smaller in the second round of lending

by Justin Ho
May 20, 2020
Business advocates say that's a sign smaller businesses are finally getting the loans they applied for.
The SBA's changes for the latest round of lending appear to be helping smaller businesses.
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
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COVID-19

Treasury offers new guidance on PPP loan forgiveness

by Justin Ho
May 19, 2020
The new application form for the forgiveness program offers some clarification on significant points.
The new guidelines mean businesses can bring back fewer employees and still meet the Treasury’s forgiveness requirements.
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COVID-19

Curbside pickup, delivery poised to boost Walmart sales

by Justin Ho
May 18, 2020
Walmart reports earnings this week, and is expected to show big gains in e-commerce amid the pandemic.
An employee restocks a shelf at an Ohio Walmart. Employees shop for customers for the chain's popular curbside pickup option.
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COVID & Unemployment

Should employers report employees who don't go back to work?

by Jack Stewart and Justin Ho
May 14, 2020
It could mean workers scared of COVID-19 are kicked off unemployment benfits.
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COVID-19

Coastal states win greater share of PPP's second round

by Justin Ho
May 8, 2020
Unlike the first round, the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program has largely favored coastal states. New York, New Jersey, California and Washington, D.C. received the most loans relative to their share of the US population.
A shuttered restaurant in Los Angeles. Coastal states fared better in the second round of Paycheck Protection Program funding.
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COVID-19

Receiving a PPP loan is one thing. Having it forgiven is another.

by Justin Ho
May 7, 2020
Businesses that have received PPP loans have to carefully manage how they spend the money if they want those loans to be forgiven.
A waitress disinfects a table at a restaurant on May 5 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. One requirement of the Paycheck Protection Program is to bring back all full-time-equivalent employees.
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COVID-19

Banks eager to help clients get PPP cash while funds are available

by Justin Ho
May 4, 2020
The second round of Paycheck Protection Program funding has yet to be exhausted.
An empty coffee shop in New York. Many small businesses may rely on the second round of PPP loans.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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COVID-19

For some small businesses, paycheck protection loans aren't the answer

by Justin Ho
Apr 29, 2020
The loans, designed to help businesses hurt by COVID-19, come with requirements that some don't want to take on.
Some eateries decided they couldn't hire back all of their employees.
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COVID-19

Small banks worry they're at a disadvantage in new round of SBA loans

by Justin Ho
Apr 27, 2020
Banks submitting 5,000 or more applications can upload one document. Banks submitting fewer have to enter information manually.
Small banks across the country reported technical problems submitting loans to the Small Business Administration.
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COVID-19

Upper Midwest, Great Plains states have fared best in SBA emergency loan program

by Justin Ho
Apr 23, 2020
As Congress weighs a new round of funding, data reveal that the upper Midwest and Great Plains regions benefited the most from the first round of PPP funding.
With the coronavirus closing many businesses, the Paycheck Protection Program saved millions of jobs that would have been lost, according to MIT research.
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