Feeling down on the farm

Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kai Ryssdal

  "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal talks to Courtenay Brown at Axios and David Gura at Bloomberg about the war in Iran's effects on the stock market and the bond market.

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• Recession a "real risk" after 4 weeks of war in Iran

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The economic landscape in this country looks very different now than it did four weeks ago, when the U.S. and Israel began waging a new war in Iran that has spread throughout the region. And the economic impact has been nothing but negative.

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• March consumer sentiment shows warning signs for the economy

  by Nova Safo

  

  The war in Iran has sent consumer sentiment diving 6%, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly survey.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Once again, many farmers won't make money this year. Blame the war and tariffs.

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  A growing number of farmers can’t afford to plant their crops this year. It’s because of rising costs for diesel, fertilizer, and equipment parts — coupled with low crop prices.

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• Even with a master's degree, it's a gig economy

  by Nicholas Guiang

  

  Last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs over the month of February. Ahead of next week’s employment report, Virgil Warren, a working artist in New York City, gives his perspective on the labor market.

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