Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kristin Schwab

  “Marketplace” host Kristin Schwab talks with Catherine Rampell of The Washington Post and Courtenay Brown of Axios about the week of stock market turbulence and the labor market.

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• Why does the Federal Reserve maintain its independence?

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  The insulation of the Central Bank from political headwinds helps the U.S. economy run.

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• Oklahoma turned down federal food aid for kids. Tribal nations stepped up.

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Cherokee, Chickasaw and Muscogee nations are offering Summer EBT in an area home to over 100,000 eligible Native and non-Native kids.

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• Theme park attendance hits a dip

  by Matt Levin

  

  Attendance at parks like Disney and Universal is slowing after a surge, and as consumers get more cautious with spending.

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• As wildfires scorch the West, Eastern Oregon ranchers deal with major losses

  by Alejandro Figueroa

  

  It’s been a big fire season so far across the West, including in Oregon where more than 1.2 million acres have burned this season. On the eastern side of the state, the fires have left many cattle displaced or dead, leaving ranchers with significant losses.

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