Marketplace Morning Report Stories

If the economy goes south, it could affect the ability of working people to continue making payments. And that could affect the banks’ bottom lines.

Actors, stage managers, and producers are heading back to the negotiating table after musicians voted to authorize a strike.

Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University thinks that AI can help humanity be more prosperous. Institutions and politics just have to keep up.

There are almost 250,000 Chinese students in the U.S. this fall — a 36% drop from the 2017 peak.

As the government shutdown wears on, federal employees have begun to miss paychecks. But contract workers at government facilities face different repercussions.

Big companies are thinking that in a time of economic uncertainty, bigger is better.

Pope Leo XIV’s first teaching called on Catholics to engage with and help solve poverty.

On Monday, the winners of the prize were announced — and much of their work is salient at a time when AI threatens disruption to economies.

Earlier this month, the USDA notified states they need to make big changes to SNAP eligibility, work requirements, and who’s covering all the costs.

The federal government has a trust responsibility to provide services in tribal communities. Because of that relationship, government shutdowns hit tribes especially hard.