Marketplace Stories

Two days before the start of the war with Iran, mortgage rates dipped below 6% for the first time in three and a half years. Rates topped 6.5% this week.

On “sleepcation,” people book a hotel room just to catch up on sleep — sometimes for 16 hours a night.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics revised labor productivity in Q4 of 2025 downward from 2.8% to 1.8%. “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal breaks down the numbers and what they could mean for the future of this economy.

This time, FedEx is working with another company to complete the fast deliveries consumers are getting used to.

Copper’s usefulness makes it a key barometer for optimism about future economic growth. Well, the price, and that optimism, are falling.

Domestic shipping lanes are not immune to geopolitical events and the shipping challenges that follow.

As climate change drives hotter, drier summers, vineyard owners are turning to grape varietals more suited to warmer weather.

After years of pouring money into private credit, high-profile defaults and AI jitters have investors running for the exits.

Walmart says the tool will save its employees a lot of time, but customers are worried that digital labels in the aisles will lead to dynamic pricing.

The natural gas surplus in the U.S. could wind up supercharging demand for data centers built here instead of Europe or the Middle East.