Segments From This Episode

• Powell: "We've got one tool. We can't do two things at once."

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio

  The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points today. "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal looks at the highlights from Fed Chair Jay Powell's press conference.

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• Fed lowers rates while other central banks hold steady

  by Justin Ho

  

  The interconnectedness of the global economy may force the Fed to eventually follow suit.

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• How much transparency is too much?

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  The case for and against quarterly earnings reporting.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Wage and benefit growth only slightly better than inflation

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  The Employment Cost Index shows wages and benefits grew 3.5% in September year-to-year. That’s the lowest increase since 2021.

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• Despite lower demand, a pipefitters training program stays full

  by Kai Ryssdal, Maria Hollenhorst and Livi Burdette

  

  Arizona Pipe Trades is a union-run program to train the workers helping build up one of the fastest-growing cities in America.

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• For this Michigan retailer, 2025 is the year of the stocking stuffer

  by Sean McHenry

  Annie Lang Hartman, owner of the gift and stationary store Wild Lettie in Leelanau County, Michigan, explains how small gifts are boosting her bottom line this holiday season.

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