"Marketplace" host Kristin Schwab talks with Jordyn Holman at the New York Times and at Rachel Siegel at The Washington Post about what holiday shopping looks like in a K-shaped economy and what limited data means for the Fed’s next interest rate decision.
The typical cycle of taking on debt during Q4 and paying it quickly after the New Year may be more difficult this season as inflation, high rent, and high interest rates challenge consumer wallets.
People think Monopoly was born of the Great Depression. But as author Mary Pilon discovered, Monopoly was actually created as a leftwing teaching tool around the Gilded Age.