Nearly 600 Marketplace fans gathered at the Aratani Theatre in downtown Los Angeles to watch Kai Ryssdal present Marketplace Live, in partnership with LAist.
Nearly 600 Marketplace fans gathered at the Aratani Theatre in downtown Los Angeles to watch Kai Ryssdal present Marketplace Live, in partnership with LAist.
Nearly 600 Marketplace fans gathered at the Aratani Theatre in downtown Los Angeles to watch Kai Ryssdal present Marketplace Live, in partnership with LAist.
WTI, Brent and Dubai oil are the three major oil benchmarks that serve as reference prices for traders. Meanwhile, the sourness or sweetness of the oil dictates how complex the conversion process will be.
Asking rents dropped more than 1.5% in February, and apartment supply is growing in some major metros. But shelter costs, which make up about a third of the CPI, are still showing a 3% annual increase.
Your trash might be worthless to you, but it’s a multibillion-dollar industry. Some states actually make money on trash, which might be keeping them from finding alternatives.
Long-term unemployment is defined as six months or more without work. The number of Americans in that group is up more than 300,000 over the past year, even as the overall jobless rate holds at 4.3%.
David Brancaccio has hosted an estimated 16,925 morning shows over 13 years. For his final time in the host chair, David shares snippets of those chats.
"With over 50 years of experience, we know that a simple so-called index fund … does actually better than professional money managers," said economist Burton Malkiel.
“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with the CEO of Radiant Nuclear about trying to make portable microreactors for data centers, military bases, and more.
When mortgage rates dipped to 6%, experts anticipated a big year for homebuyers who had been sitting on the sidelines. But then came the war in Iran, which drove rates back up.
by David Brancaccio, Alex Schroeder and Emma Condon
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In the 1960s, the German government put a tariff on American chickens. President Johnson then retaliated with a tariff on light-duty commercial vehicles and trucks. The back-and-forth has come to define the U.S. auto industry.
Elizabeth Laird, director of equity in civic technology at the non-profit Center for Democracy and Technology, says about three‑fourths of Americans are concerned about how the federal government handles their personal data, according to the organization’s newest survey.
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The share of U.S. debt held by foreign countries has been shrinking. Plus: Big tech IPOs, airline earnings, and the hidden driver of the music industry.
Mohamed El-Erian, professor at the Wharton School and chief economic advisor at Allianz, says the war, among other things, is wearing down confidence in the U.S. and its “ability to inform and influence outcomes.”
Two inflation reports drop this week, but neither captures the full picture of what's happening to prices in real time. The gap comes down to a trade-off economists know well: speed versus comprehensiveness.
The area around Albuquerque has long been a hub for scientific and technological development. This appears to be true for AI, too, but the full picture of this regional economy is much more complex.
A recent paper from Gideon Nave and Steven Shaw at the Wharton School of Economics shows humans may be surrendering cognition to their artificial assistants.
The New York Fed’s survey shows people expect inflation to hit 3.4% in a year. That’s up from an expectation of 3% in February, before the war in the Middle East started.
Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff, has designated this academic year the “Year of AI Empowerment.” It’s about embracing the future responsibly.
Once that happens, vehicle sales are expected to accelerate to as much as 30% of all new vehicle sales, with hybrid sales taking another third of the market, according to one analyst.
Driven by the younger generations, consumers are turning to online resale options in search of affordability, sustainability, and the thrill of the hunt.
The Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index, out on Monday, showed that the prices businesses pay for what they need shot up 7.7 percentage points in March.
As the war in Iran pushes oil prices higher, some governments are shielding consumers with price controls. But economists warn that caps mask scarcity signals and can trigger the kind of panic buying that can even drive up oil prices more.
A provision in the Big Beautiful Bill expands access to health savings accounts, which offer a rare triple tax advantage. But HSAs work best for people with disposable income to set aside, and even then, most enrollees spend their balances down before they can invest.
David has been a fan of Graffeo Coffee since he was a young reporter at KQED in San Francisco. Now, he’s checking in with the co-owner as part of his “Business Envy” series.
California bill AB-1709 aims to ban all kids under the age of 16 from creating or maintaining any social media accounts. However, free speech advocates worry that this could infringe on the rights of both children and adults.
