Marketplace Morning Report Stories

Dolly Parton Day, celebrated on 9/25 in honor of her song "9 to 5", also lands on the 100th anniversary of Ford Motor Company's adoption of the eight-hour, five-day workweek, which Henry Ford introduced in 1926.

The average rate on a 30-year fixed just climbed above 7.1% for the first time in more than two years. That's making cheaper, adjustable-rate mortgages more attractive to some buyers.

Yvette Fernandez, a reporter for Nevada Public Radio, discusses some of the big economic news stories out of her state.

The change could create new opportunities to land lucrative federal contracts.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Washington D.C. this week for a summit with President Trump. Here are some of the big issues they’re likely to discuss.

The Protect College Sports Act, which is making its way through Congress, could limit how much schools pay college football athletes.

Heating oil prices have shot up along with diesel prices.

The rule gives officials the power to deny green cards to immigrants if they — or their U.S.-born children — have received certain kinds of public assistance.

Bipartisan housing legislation that became law earlier this summer takes steps to encourage factory-built housing at scale.

This year’s monsoon season in India has been drier and more uneven than usual. That could hit the rural economy and push food prices up.