Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  Marketplace host Kimberly Adams chats with Nela Richardson and Heather Long about the week — and year — that’s been.

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• President Biden signs defense spending authorization bill into law

  by Justin Ho

  

  The defense spending authorization bill for fiscal year 2022 is a big increase from previous years. It’s also more than the President originally requested. And compared to recent social spending legislation, the bill passed relatively smoothly.

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• What might consumer spending look like in 2022?

  by Marielle Segarra

  

  Retailers are making a calculation about what to put on shelves. And it comes down to supply and demand.

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• Aims for smart, ethical AI

  From “Marketplace Tech,” Timnit Gebru, founder and executive director of the new Distributed AI Research Institute, talks about her plans and goals for preventing biases from appearing in artificial intelligence.

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• One parade organizer welcomes their return this holiday season

  by Minju Park

  

  Hobie Pileski, co-owner of Argonne Parades, is looking forward to in-person holiday festivities after over a year of putting events on hold.

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