When does AI become a spending suck?

Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kai Ryssdal

  "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal calls up Catherine Rampell at MSNOW and the Bulwark and David Gura at Bloomberg to talk about the dropped DOJ investigation into the Fed, the new Fed chair’s confirmation hearings, and declining consumer sentiment.

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• There's no such thing as free AI

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Tech companies heavily subsidized AI use in the early days. But now, particularly with the advent of AI agents, spending on AI can start to rival employees’ salaries.

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• A week spent in the IEEPA refunds portal

  by Sean McHenry

  Gretchen Blough, a customs broker at Logistics Plus in Erie, Pennsylvania, describes how business is going during the first week of tariff refunds.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• What Procter & Gamble earnings are telling us about consumers' appetite for spending

  by Carla Javier

  

  The maker of Pampers, Dawn, and other consumer staples reported a 7% net sales increase over last year. That’s not just because of higher prices — consumers also bought more of their products.

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• At Untamed Spirits, the sound is always on for women's sports

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio

  

  Janie Trinh and Stephanie Ellingwood talk about opening Untamed Spirits, the first women’s sports bar in LA.

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