Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kai Ryssdal

  "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal talks to Catherine Rampell at MSNBC and Courtenay Brown at Axios about the consumer sentiment slump, the ongoing government shutdown, and the Federal Reserve’s next moves.

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• Prediction markets are playing sports, but don't call it betting

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Sports on prediction markets are not subject to regulation from state sports betting authorities, but that could change.

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• As Congress weighs rural air subsidies ... what about rural bus service?

  by Lillian Karabaic

  

  Taxpayer-funded Essential Air Service ensures people in remote communities can get to family engagements and medical appointments.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Driven by EVs, auto sales were strong in Q3. The momentum is unlikely to last.

  by Henry Epp

  

  The end of federal EV tax credits jazzed overall sales in July, August and September. But with EV sales likely to plummet, the industry faces increasing headwinds.

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• Living in a “dry cabin” in interior Alaska

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  Many homes in Alaska lack running water — even those near urban areas. “You get used to it pretty fast,” said resident Caitlin Lenahan.

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