Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kai Ryssdal

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with Nela Richardson at ADP and Heather Long at the Washington Post about how long the economy can sustain high interest rates, what a government shutdown will mean for the Fed’s next interest rate decision, and the consumer data out today.

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• Why U.S. agricultural exports are down almost 20% from last year

  by Justin Ho

  

  In August, agricultural exports were about 20% lower than the same time a year ago, according to the Commerce Department. That’s because export volumes have fallen, and ag prices are coming off of recent highs.

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• WGA contract pushes for more transparency around streaming data

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Under the new contract, streamers will be obligated to share some tightly held information on what content audiences are watching.

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• Ticket scalpers are way better at buying Olivia Rodrigo tickets than the rest of us

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan system was meant to reduce scalping. But Jason Koebler at 404 Media says it may have done just the opposite.

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• Registered apprenticeships are having a moment. The Biden administration wants there to be more.

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  The programs meet Department of Labor standards and have been around since the 1930s.

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