Segments From This Episode

• Thrifty customers boost Walmart as retail market share battles loom

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  The giant chain reported strong quarterly sales. But for the first time in two years, shoppers spent less per visit.

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• Why internal migration might not be so bad for the U.S. economy

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks to Heather Long at The Washington Post about how relocation trends away from “super star cities” may be a boon for the economy.

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• Buying Discover would make Capital One bigger — and give it a payments network

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  There are only four such networks for credit cards, and building a new one can take decades.

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• 2023 was a big year for the hotel industry. Has its recovery peaked?

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Hotels increased prices per room in 2023. But occupancy was still below pre-pandemic levels.

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• Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for this eatery owner

  by Sofia Terenzio

  

  Jilan Hall-Johnson, owner of the Sassy Biscuit Co., is “excited for the next step” in her business journey despite a recent setback.

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