'Tis the season of holiday bonuses ... for some

Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kimberly Adams

  "Marketplace" host Kimberly Adams talks to Rachel Siegel at the Washington Post and Courtenay Brown at Axios about the most important economic themes of the year.

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• The number of employers offering holiday or annual bonuses is falling

  by Carla Javier

  

  In 2021, about 44% of workers received a holiday or annual bonus, according to payroll processor ADP. Since then, that number has been falling as bonuses become less common.

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• Before Play-Doh was for kids, homemakers used it to clean soot-stained walls

  by Sofia Terenzio

  

  Tim Walsh, toy designer with The Playmakers and author of “Timeless Toys,” talks about the origins of Play-Doh.

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• The Numbers

  by Kimberly Adams

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• 2025 was (probably) the year of anime

  by Kimberly Adams and Sean McHenry

  

  “I think the anime business is absolutely on a roll right now,” said Doug Montgomery, CEO of Global Connects Media. “Nothing's gonna stop it in the near future.”

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