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Sabri Ben-Achour

Correspondent & Host

Episodes by Sabri (609)

Marketplace Morning Report

Why the global supply chain cracked under COVID

Jun 14, 2024
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The financial war between Israel and the Palestinians

Jun 14, 2024
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Smaller races are drawing big campaign bucks

Jun 13, 2024
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The disappearance — and reimagination — of the gay bar

Jun 13, 2024
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What causes inflation? Economists and the public disagree

Jun 12, 2024
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Jobs IRL: Georgia bets big on EVs, and Savannahians

Jun 12, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1179

How the rise of judicial originalism has shaped our economy

Jun 11, 2024
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Marketplace Morning Report

Supply chain drama … again

Jun 11, 2024
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Jobs IRL: Looking at jobs on a more atomic level

Jun 11, 2024
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A big week for the Fed, probably not a big week for interest rates

Jun 10, 2024
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Why gay bars are closing — and what's taking their place

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Erika Soderstrom
Jun 13, 2024
LGBTQ+ gatherings at less traditional venues are changing what queer nightlife can look like, professor Amin Ghaziani explains.
"Gay bars are an absolutely important part of nightlife, but they're not the sum total of [gay] nightlife," said author and professor Amin Ghaziani.
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Election 2024

Campaign donors hope money makes the difference in hotly contested states

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Kimberly Adams
Jun 13, 2024
Federal campaigns get much of the spotlight, but state and local races can be as consequential for residents' lives. Funders know that.
Millions of dollars are being spent to sway voters on state-level ballot initiatives.
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How the Federal Reserve's inflation fight today compares with the '70s and '80s

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Ariana Rosas
Jun 12, 2024
Decades ago, the Fed was battling double-digit inflation, and Chair Paul Volcker took aggressive action that drove interest rates way up.
As Fed chair, Paul Volcker aggressively fought raging inflation, driving interest rates far higher than they are today. Above, Volcker in 2005.
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The case for reining in the perks of corporate bankruptcy

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Alex Schroeder
Jun 11, 2024
Melissa Jacoby's new book argues that Chapter 11 has become a catch-all for corporations to get out of troubles beyond their debts.
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Bazooka Candy's CEO on the brand's sweet athlete investment deal

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Alex Schroeder
Jun 7, 2024
DK Metcalf of the Seattle Seahawks may soon be coming to Bazookaverse comics.
Following Bazooka Candy Brands' acquisition by private equity Apax Partners in October 2023, the candy maker received an infusion of cash from major athletes.
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Why the European Central Bank is cutting interest rates now

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 6, 2024
Inflation has eased in Europe as prices fall for electricity and other items that were affected by supply shortages from the Ukraine war.
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. Energy prices, lifted by supply shortages caused by Russia's war in Ukraine, played a big role in inflation on the Continent.
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How the paper "wealth effect" influences real-life spending

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 5, 2024
Consumers enjoying a buoyant stock market and high house prices may feel inclined to spend more, but how much more is uncertain.
Paper wealth pumps you up, according to the wealth effect. If you feel good financially, you'll spend more, regardless of how much actual money you have.
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Fed steers interest rates on path toward "neutral"

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 3, 2024
The central bank seeks the right rate for controlling inflation while promoting economic growth. It's a moving target.
The interest rate we'd have in "normal" times is called the neutral rate. But it's an elusive, theoretical idea that changes with economic conditions. Above, Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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Israel-Hamas War

How Israel's economy is faring eight months into war with Hamas

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Alex Schroeder and Erika Soderstrom
May 31, 2024
Despite a contraction after the initial onset of the war, Israel's economy has rebounded dramatically.
One flashpoint raised by the Israel-Hamas War has been the continued exemption of ultraorthodox Jews from military service.
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Israel-Hamas War

How the Israel-Hamas war has created “mini Gazas”

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
May 30, 2024
A contextual look at the economic toll of war.
Above, a Palestinian boy kicks a ball in front of the rubble from a house destroyed in heavy fighting in the West Bank city of Jenin on May 24.
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