Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kai Ryssdal

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with Heather Long at the Washington Post and Sudeep Reddy at Politico about making economic decisions in the face of uncertainty and what it might look like when the macroeconomy responds to current events

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• Sentiment on the economy sinks — especially among Dems

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  Inflation and tariff fears contributed to a decline of 10% in the University of Michigan’s latest survey.

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• The “dark ships” that move sanctioned oil around the world

  by Daniel Ackerman

  

  Western sanctions on oil from places like Iran, Russia, and Venezuela have caused a growing number of oil tankers to shut off the tracking system that could alert authorities of their movements.

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• No, private data can’t replace public data

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  “If we think about the ways that companies collect data, it ranges so widely from different company,” said George Washington University’s Tara Sinclair. “That’s why it’s so important that we have government statistical agencies.”

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• People are making travel a spending priority

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  But looking ahead, poor consumer sentiment and safety concerns could weigh on bookings.

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