Latest from Stephen Ryan

• Sep 6, 2022

  It’s back-to-school shopping season, inflation edition

  

  First, where markets are starting out after the Labor Day holiday, on the heels of several consecutive down weeks for stocks. Michael Schumacher of Wells Fargo Securities discusses how money is shifting in various ways. Plus, back-to-school shopping is not immune from inflation. And, Marketplace’s China correspondent Jennifer Pak checks in regarding the state and impact of the country’s COVID lockdowns.

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• Sep 6, 2022

  Heat puts Western power grid to the test

  

  A blistering heatwave is expected to strain California’s power grid. There was supposed to be a water conservation plan for the Colorado River by now, but it hasn’t happened yet. We try to follow where money goes when Texas puts migrants on buses to sanctuary cities.

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• Sep 6, 2022

  Workers and students in Indonesia protest over fuel price hike

  

  From the BBC World Service: The government of Southeast Asia’s largest economy has increased fuel prices for the first time in eight years. Plus, Europe’s energy crisis is a result of Russia’s decision to use energy as a weapon. That’s the accusation from Finnish energy company Fortnum Group. We hear from a cheesemaker in England who says rising energy prices are threatening to put her store out of business. And, India has a newfound enthusiasm for free trade agreements.

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• Sep 5, 2022

  It’s Labor Day … and crunch time ahead of the November midterm elections

  

  President Biden kicks off the fall campaign season today. While student loan forgiveness will take up much of the discussion, there are also other changes coming, especially when it comes to unpaid interest. We check with the BBC’s Victoria Craig regarding the announcement of Liz Truss as Britain’s next prime minister. The team at Million Bazillion gets a much younger perspective on the wonders of inflation.

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• Sep 5, 2022

  European energy crisis awaits the new U.K. prime minister

  

  From the BBC World Service: We broadcast from Westminster outside the Houses of Parliament in London as the U.K. waits to find out more about who will replace Boris Johnson as the next British Prime Minister. For analysis, we are joined by Shanti Keleman, Chief Investment Officer at M&G Wealth Investments and Jill Rutter, senior fellow at the Institute for Government think tank. And we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the global edition of Marketplace Morning Report, with some highlights from around the world. 

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• Sep 5, 2022

  Air travel could still be a pain in the fall, but at least it might be less crowded

  

  As Labor Day weekend wraps up, a snapshot of the upcoming fall season of air travel reveals that some of the frustrations from the summer will carry over, but crowds might thin out. We discuss how lockdowns in China are forcing companies to rethink their global diversification efforts.

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• Sep 2, 2022

  The labor market may have hit that sweet spot

  

  Jobs Day numbers are here, and so is Julia Coronado of MacroPolicy Perspectives to discuss them. We also discuss the variety of factors that have led to the homelessness situation in New York. 

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• Sep 2, 2022

  Checking in on the labor movement, infrastructure – and corkage fees at the harvest level

  

  Union organizers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island have scored a legal victory. An aging water infrastructure is the culprit behind a troubling water shortage in the Mississippi capital of Jackson. The BBC checks in from Portugal, where new tech awaits the axe wielders who take part in the cork harvest.

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• Sep 2, 2022

  Pakistan floods cause food crisis

  

  From the BBC World Service: Record-breaking floods across Pakistan are estimated to have washed away 45% of the nation’s croplands and with resources on the ground in short supply, delivering aid is a mammoth task. Australia’s government is moving quickly to try to address a chronic worker shortage that’s left businesses scrambling across the country; it will raise its cap on permanent migration for the first time in a decade. And nations in the Western Balkans are meeting to discuss more regional economic co-operation.

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• Sep 1, 2022

  A speed limit on Germany’s Autobahn? It’s a discussion again.

  

  First, Diane Swonk of KPMG joins us for today’s talk about what the markets are doing in the wake of new unemployment data. The Biden administration’s restrictions on computer chip sales to China and Russia have put a Silicon Valley chipmaker in a bind. The BBC reports on how the idea of speed limits on Germany’s Autobahn has accelerated debate among drivers.

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