Marketplace Morning Report Stories

Potential buyers are again asking for home inspections and contract clauses that let them back out of a home purchase without penalty if they’re unable to get a mortgage.

A falling euro is affecting U.S. exporters’ competitive standing.

Congress is considering a Pentagon funding bill that would continue a “basic needs allowance” for low-income service members.

In spite of supply chain issues and inflation, data show new monthly business applications have risen in Colorado and nationally during the last 3 years.

A new policy could soften medical debt’s impact on consumers’ credit reports and credit scores.

“You are teaching them about money, even if you’re not saying anything,” says Bridget Bodnar, co-host and senior producer of “Million Bazillion” — Marketplace’s podcast for kids.

“You can pay kind of a lot to get us where we need to be on the front end of a disaster…or you could pay twice or three times as much to rebuild and recover,” said Mark Ghilarducci, Director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

However, the slowdown in growth could also lead to a friendlier supply chain.

Gig workers now have access to unemployment benefits as the economy has opened back up.

The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed the share of workers quitting jobs ticked down from the historic highs earlier this year.