Marketplace Morning Report Stories

For many in Altadena with houses still standing after the Eaton fire, it has been a year of headaches trying to clean their homes and make them habitable again.

Pauline Gray’s house burned down in the LA fires. She lost everything. But she’s a planner — and determined to stay positive through the rebuilding process.

Some Altadena residents have already broken ground and laid the foundation for their new homes. Others have had to sell their property and move on.

Honda has postponed the reopening of a plant in China and manufacturers of consumer electronics are warning of price increases due to the shortage of computer chips.

Recovery remains slow for many Los Angeles families. Survivors have organized to demand accountability and the resources needed.

A year after the Eaton Fire destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles County, people are still rebuilding — and searching for contractors to do the job.

On a single street in Altadena, 15 houses were total losses after the Eaton Fire.

Venezuela’s current oil production infrastructure “has been held together by string and gum,” said Fernando Valle at Hedgeye Risk Management.

U.S. consumers ended the year paying the lowest price at the pump since 2020, thanks to low oil prices and increased supply.

Stock prices for companies powering AI have seen wild growth. How did we get here, and what lies ahead?