Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal is joined by ADP’S Nela Richardson and Yahoo Finance’s Brian Cheung to chat about transitory inflation, the debt ceiling and what “macroeconomic time” means for the Fed.

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• How much does the delta variant threaten the economic recovery?

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  Delta could slow the economy in two main ways: Governments could restrict consumers — again — or consumers could restrict themselves.

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• Will the delta variant delay the return to downtown?

  by Matt Levin

  

  In New York, the occupancy rate for commercial office space has been rising, but the delta variant may thwart that revival.

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• How sensitive are people to price hikes?

  by Marielle Segarra

  

  There is a usually a limit on how much consumers will pay for a given product. But figuring out what that limit is not easy.

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• Trade is still a mess, and that’s keeping this customs broker busy

  by Sean McHenry

  

  Gretchen Blough, a customs broker at Logistics Plus in Erie, Pennsylvania, said that the ships, trucks, tariffs and supply shortages are peppering the shipping industry.

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• This summer on Cape Cod, longer lines and help wanted signs

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Almost every restaurant and business is understaffed this summer. At the same time, there are more tourists on the Cape than ever.

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