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Maria Hollenhorst

Producer

Maria Hollenhorst is based in Los Angeles, California.

She produces content for Marketplace’s flagship broadcast including host interviews, economic explainers, and personal stories for the “Adventures in Housing” and “My Economy” series. Her work has been recognized by the Association for Business Journalists Best in Business Awards.

When not making radio, she can be found hiking, skiing, jogging, roller-blading, or exploring this beautiful world. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, she wound her way into journalism after graduating from the University of Utah. She has a deep appreciation for trees.

Latest from Maria Hollenhorst

  • This isn’t the 2018 trade war
    Alex Wong/Getty Images

    High inflation expectations complicate things for Jay Powell’s Fed. Plus, banks are stuck with depreciated bonds and job searchers should prepare to be “in it for the long haul.”

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  • “We were sequestered kind of out in the boonies,” said Mark Moore of Whisper Aero. “And I say that lovingly."
    Maria Hollenhorst/Marketplace

    Onetime Uber executive Mark Moore based his company, Whisper Aero, in Tennessee and had the staff live together in a former lakeside resort.

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  • Uncertainty is a certainty
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    The softening labor market, falling Treasury yields and a fuzzy service sector can all point to the multiplying economic unknowns. Plus, entrepreneurship booms and a soybean farmer worries.

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  • Investors weigh factors like consumer confidence, retail sales performance and U.S. tariff policy when buying and selling U.S. Treasury bonds. 
    Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

    What’s good for consumers looking for loans could be bad news for the economy.

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  • Tariff pain and retaliation
    Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

    President Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada are here. Plus, why chain drug stores are struggling to stay afloat.

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  • Bird flu spreads its wings
    Moises Avila/AFP via Getty Images

    Public health experts say the government should bolster incentives for farmers and farmworkers to test for and report cases of the virus.

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  • Will Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes workers stay?
    Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

    Staying in LA will be even harder for grips, gaffers and lighting techs with roughly 13,000 homes lost in January’s fires. Also: The rising cost of utilities and a second act for frozen foods.

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  • Feb 27, 2025

    Hope or fear?

    Hope or fear?
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    It’s hard to say whether durable goods orders are up because of optimism or uncertainty. Plus, unemployment claims, med spas and how a customs broker sees the current economy.

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  • Feb 26, 2025

    The GDP equation

    The GDP equation
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    Discretionary government spending contributes to GDP. What happens if the government spends a lot less? Plus, ice cream roulette.

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  • A housing reality check
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    Home prices keep going up, and Home Depot’s earnings report reflects hesitation to make big purchases. Plus, consumer sentiment falls.

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