Why would private sector firms offer up employment data for free? Plus: All-cash homebuyers, equipment auctions and the cost of growing your family.
Because of the government shutdown, economic data is harder to come by.
Almost a third of all homes sold in the first six months of this year went to buyers who made all-cash offers.
As residential building slows, some construction workers sense growing uncertainty in their sector.
"Marketplace" host Kristin Schwab checks in with Kareem Addassi, a pharmacist and father in Elk Grove, California, for our series, "Lived Economies."
Some are embracing AI as a workforce multiplier, revenue booster for tribal enterprises, or tool to help revitalize languages. But data security concerns loom.