Segments From This Episode

• Fed makes cut to key interest rates

  by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal provides context for the Fed’s interest rate decision and looks ahead to 2025 when it comes to consumer prices and the job market.

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• Low mortgage rates make owners feel locked in — and leave buyers in the cold

  by Matt Levin

  

  With the “lock–in effect” shrinking inventory, 1.7 million fewer homes were sold between 2022 and 2024, per a federal housing study. 

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• These are the jobs Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts to be hot in the next decade

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the most growth in health care and technology occupations over the next 10 years. But the projections aren’t iron-clad.

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• If interest rates stay up in 2025, some industries may take a hit

  by Justin Ho

  

  Construction is dependent on moderate interest rates. Restaurants are affected when consumer borrowing costs rise.

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• What were the most popular cities to move to in 2024?

  by Samantha Fields

  

  People are seeking more affordable homes in exurbs and small cities in the Northeast and Midwest, according to new data from Zillow.

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• I dreamed of a post-PowerPoint world. Then I woke up.

  by Kai Ryssdal and Nicholas Guiang

  

  Every meeting has a PowerPoint, but not every meeting needs one. Matt Alston explains the program’s long corporate tyranny.

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