Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kimberly Adams

  Marketplace host Kimberly Adams talks with Jordyn Holman at The New York Times and Sudeep Reddy at Politico about September retail sales, the potential for more interest rate hikes, and what the House Republican leadership struggle means for the economy.

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• China limits exports of graphite, a key mineral for EV batteries

  by Matt Levin

  

  China produces two-thirds of the world’s natural graphite. The new permit restrictions could affect EV battery production in the U.S.

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• As the labor market loosens, workers may be more willing to work nights and weekends

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  They may find it attractive to earn money while others are playing.

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• Want to make friends from a different economic class? Try your local Applebee’s

  by Esther Yoon-Ji Kang

  

  Full-service chain restaurants attract people from different income brackets and represent a way to break down class barriers, research shows.

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