Wine country is heating up

Segments From This Episode

• Why investors are pulling out of private credit

  by Henry Epp

  

  After years of pouring money into private credit, high-profile defaults and AI jitters have investors running for the exits.

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• Despite revisions, labor productivity is still A-OK

  by Kai Ryssdal and Nicholas Guiang

  

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics revised labor productivity in Q4 of 2025 downward from 2.8% to 1.8%. “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal breaks down the numbers and what they could mean for the future of this economy.

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• "Dr. Copper" has a new diagnosis, and it's not great

  by Daniel Ackerman

  

  Copper’s usefulness makes it a key barometer for optimism about future economic growth. Well, the price, and that optimism, are falling.

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• Geopolitics is becoming a major factor for domestic shipping

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

  

  Domestic shipping lanes are not immune to geopolitical events and the shipping challenges that follow.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• FedEx brings back a same-day delivery option

  by Carla Javier

  

  This time, FedEx is working with another company to complete the fast deliveries consumers are getting used to.

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• Winemakers have to adapt as Oregon's wine country heats up

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  As climate change drives hotter, drier summers, vineyard owners are turning to grape varietals more suited to warmer weather.

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