Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kai Ryssdal

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with Nela Richardson at APD and Jeanna Smialek of the New York Times about if we’ve hit a soft landing and why consumers are still feeling pessimistic about the economy.

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• Faced with an onslaught of returns, retailers are telling shoppers: “Just keep it.”

  by Henry Epp

  

  “Returnless refunds” or “keep it” return policies have now been adopted by more than half of major retailers, according to a new survey.

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• “Endless shrimp” and other deals can backfire on restaurants

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  If bargain hunters skimp on the add-ons, the business may have to eat a loss. For Red Lobster, it was $11 million last quarter.

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• Manufacturing sector contracts for 13th straight month, but construction spending is up

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index showed worse-than-expected performance for manufacturing, but construction growth shone.

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• Ranchers, farmers look to ‘carbon farming’ as a way to diversify, and help the climate

  by Cassandra Profita

  

  The Biden administration is spending billions to incentivize the practice, but quantifying its effectiveness is still a challenge.

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