Marketplace Morning Report Stories

Some companies argue that unions mobilize workers around certain issues or candidates — but union leaders are often democratically elected.

August’s personal consumption expenditures index clocked in at 2.2%. That’s down from July, but the housing category is one of the slowest to cool.

FEMA will have enough for immediate emergency response, but the latest government funding bill didn’t include additional funding to help communities struggling from past disasters.

The carrier rose on a model of open seating and cheap domestic flights — a business plan that’s less competitive now.

“Very often, the workplace is the only place we might run into people with very different beliefs than us,” noted Alison Taylor, executive director of the think tank Ethical Systems.

Adobe’s latest forecast shows consumers are expected to spend a record $18.5 billion through buy now, pay later financing this year. That’s up more than 11% year over year.

Many are paying interest rates well below today’s.

The deadline for negotiations between the union representing dockworkers and the ports is next week.

The U.K. is releasing prisoners as a solution to overcrowding.

As political polarization in the U.S. proliferates, some companies have discouraged or banned employees from participating in political speech — with complex results.