Segments From This Episode

• While an insurrection shook Capitol Hill, the markets were … fine

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  In the wake of chaos and violence in Washington, the markets soared. Here’s where the disconnect comes from.

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• President Trump and social media

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with “Marketplace Tech” host Molly Wood about Facebook banning President Donald Trump and about how social media companies are responding to the chaos in Washington, D.C., yesterday

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• Global food prices hit 3-year high

  by Justin Ho

  

  Supermarkets don’t have much leeway to absorb higher food costs, so they’re quickly passed on to consumers.

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• Why the U.S. wants some Chinese firms booted off the stock exchange

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  The Trump administration is debating whether to push the New York Stock Exchange to delist tech giants Alibaba and Tencent.

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• Parents continue to slog through remote school

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Many schools remain closed as COVID-19 cases increase. Parents struggle to manage the competing demands of work and their kids’ learning.

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• An archaeological dig in urban Baltimore reveals a forgotten past

  by Amy Scott

  

  It’s part of a movement to make the field more accessible and inclusive.

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