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Justin Ho

Reporter

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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 (166)

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Import prices pick up in April

May 16, 2024
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Core inflation cools to three-year low 

May 15, 2024
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Producer prices rise in April 

May 14, 2024
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Consumer inflation expectations pick up in April

May 13, 2024
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Consumer sentiment declines in May

May 10, 2024
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Mortgage rates tick down

May 9, 2024
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Wholesale inventories tick down

May 8, 2024
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Logistics sector slows in April

May 7, 2024
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Job satisfaction shows signs of slipping

May 6, 2024
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Job gains slow down in April

May 3, 2024
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Latest Stories (701)

An Apple-Goldman credit card could help both titans

by Justin Ho
Feb 21, 2019
A report in the Wall Street Journal Thursday said Apple is about to launch a new credit card with Goldman Sachs. The move comes as Apple is trying to diversify its revenue sources away from iPhones, which have been struggling around the world. For Goldman, the reported partnership could be the bank’s latest attempt to […]
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Hobby investments can't escape that darn global economy

by Justin Ho
Feb 13, 2019
Hobby investments are a fun alternative to the stock market. But they aren’t immune from the ebbs and flows of the economy.
The Beanie Baby craze in the '90s is an example of hobby investing.
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Tight job market hits small business confidence

by Justin Ho
Feb 13, 2019
Small business owners, who have struggled to find the workers they need, are frustrated.
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Apple's retail chief set out to transform its stores. Now she's leaving.

by Justin Ho
Feb 6, 2019
The tech company is shaking up its strategy. Can that reduce wait times at the Genius Bar?
Head of retail at Apple Angela Ahrendts (L) poses with a store team member for a selfie at the opening of an Apple store in Brussels, Belgium in 2015.
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Waiter, there's corn syrup in my beer!

by Justin Ho
Feb 4, 2019
Bud Light's Super Bowl ad called out Miller and Coors for using the sweet syrup.
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Are wages finally starting to pick up?

by Justin Ho
Feb 1, 2019
The January jobs report was the fourth report where average hourly earnings topped 3 percent compared to a year earlier. But do four months of solid gains make a difference to wages across the board?
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Will competition in the cloud squeeze Amazon's bottom line?

by Justin Ho
Jan 31, 2019
Amazon's cloud computing dominance has been slipping in recent years.
Amazon's cloud computing dominance has been slipping in recent years.
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Starbucks wants to avoid national political campaigns. Can it?

by Justin Ho
Jan 29, 2019
Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO, has been dominating the 2020 presidential chatter for a few days now. And while the spotlight’s focused on whether Schultz will run as an independent candidate, it’s also casting a big shadow on his former company. In an email, Starbucks’ current CEO Kevin Johnson told employees the company doesn’t […]
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Government shutdown 2019

Federal shutdown imperils public transport nationwide

by Justin Ho
Jan 24, 2019
While the D.C. Metro is losing revenue, public transit systems across the country aren't getting federal funding.
  Amid the ongoing government shutdown, the Washington, D.C. Metro says it’s losing $400,000 per day in revenue.
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Government shutdown 2019

Government workers affected by shutdown get some help from their banks

by Justin Ho
Jan 18, 2019
Some financial institutions are offering interest-free loans and waiving late fees on mortgages and credit card payments for government workers who aren’t getting paid during the shutdown. That’s smart business because many of those workers will get their paychecks as soon as the government gets back to business. Click the audio player above to hear […]
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