Marketplace Stories

The government shutdown is providing Trump advisers with a demonstration of what a leaner, cheaper and smaller government might look like, according to reporting in the Washington Post. “They feel that the shutdown has shown them something,” said the Washington Post’s Lisa Rein, told Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal. “Which is, look, we haven’t collapsed, vital […]

Last year, the Trump administration imposed new tariffs on roughly $280 billion worth of U.S. imports — everything from solar panels and washing machines, steel and aluminum, and about half of what we import from China. In response, Ford, Coca-Cola, Walmart and other large companies have warned about the impact of tariffs on their bottom […]

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California is unusual in that the bulk of education funding comes from the state budget

The Chamber of Commerce wants lawmakers to end the shutdown. And to do it, they'll need to reach across the aisle.

We asked shoppers in Shanghai if they're feeling the economic slowdown.

Thousands of federal workers with high-stress jobs won’t get their paychecks Friday.