Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kimberly Adams

  “Marketplace” host Kimberly Adams talks retail, consumer sentiment, and more with Jordyn Holman at the New York Times and Catherine Rampell at the Washington Post.

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• Rising trade deficit for goods isn’t a cause for worry, experts say

  by Henry Epp

  

  Sales of U.S. services to other countries help to redress the balance, along with foreign institutions that invest in the American stock market and debt.

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• Take a hike!

  by Sarah Leeson

  Lisa Peña, owner of Urban Hikes Kansas City, tells us how business has been of late.

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• What 18th century music can teach us about the 21st century economy

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  An economic concept known as the Baumol effect helps explain wage increases in industries immune to technological change.

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• Tech program for refugees opens doors to careers in a growing industry

  by Marlon Hyde

  

  The free Atlanta-based program provides hands-on experience with software development and artificial intelligence.

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