Segments From This Episode

• Barreling into bear territory

  Marketplace host Kimberly Adams speaks with The New York Times’ Jeanna Smialek about the state of the markets going into the first day of the Federal Reserve’s June meeting.

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• Some prices take longer than others to drop — and longer than inflation

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Some essentials — notably food — may may maintain their price strength. Appliances and furniture may come down quicker.

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• Background check reforms could reduce gun violence. Does the new bipartisan framework deliver?

  by Kimberly Adams and Sean McHenry

  

  The deal in the Senate addresses some issues related to background checks, but a critical loophole is left untouched.

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• How to make it in the tech industry when you don’t quite fit in

  From “Marketplace Tech,” Kathryn Finney chats with Kimberly Adams about her experiences in the world of tech entrepreneurship.

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• “Refilleries” give consumers a way to reuse plastic bottles and cut waste

  by Emily Jones

  

  Businesses are reviving an old model to reduce single-use plastic in an effort to curb plastic pollution and fight climate change.

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