Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kai Ryssdal

  What it will take to get people to feel better about the economy? And what even is “Bidenomics” anyway? Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal is joined by Catherine Rampell of The Washington Post and Linette Lopez at Business Insider to discuss and unpack more of this week’s economic news.

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• Producer prices rose in July, but that’s not all that concerning

  by Justin Ho

  

  Services prices helped push up the producer price index in July. But that increase likely isn’t a lasting one.

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• Guess where more new homes are being built: California or Texas?

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Last year, more new homes were built in Dallas and Houston than in all of California, thanks in part to cheap and plentiful land.

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• Will demand for oil slow or remain steady in 2024?

  by Henry Epp

  

  The International Energy Agency expects demand to grow, but more slowly than this year. OPEC expects it to stay about the same.

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• Please explain: Why is New Mexico a hotbed for scuba diving?

  by Savannah Peters

  

  There are three scuba diving schools in a small area of Albuquerque — 12 hours away from the ocean.

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