Marketplace Stories

Unemployment insurance claims dropped more than expected last week. The number of people filing for jobless benefits for the first time fell to 205,000, the lowest level since January.

Garrett Epps, the legal affairs editor at the Washington Monthly, talks about a small Oregon town’s fight against ICE.

Sales were down 17% from December. Blame lousy weather and rising mortgage rates.

Even a “fair” credit score can send home insurance rates skyrocketing for homeowners, reports Claire Brown at The New York Times.

“I've never seen emergency child care where somebody just shows up at your front door and helps you with no questions asked,” said Silke Knebel, founder of the National Childcare Emergency Network.

The Fed is charged with promoting a strong economy by maintaining stable prices and maximum employment, but the latter could be a challenge with a job market that’s slowing.

About 80% of the seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported, much of it from China and India — two countries hit with major tariffs in the past year.

The latest data on producer prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed an almost 49% rise in the price of vegetables last month.

Christopher Mims, a technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal, talks about the rise in GPS dead zones and what alternatives there are to GPS.

Beth Scott at the Patient Advocate Foundation said their services are more in-demand than ever, but resources are increasingly scarce.