Sabri Ben-Achour
Correspondent & Host
SHORT BIO
My job is to do what I can to help all of us understand the economic forces that shape our lives and our world.
What was your first job?
I was a waiter!
What do you think is the hardest part of your job that no one knows?
It can be hard to break down complex topics quickly and fairly.
In your next life, what would your career be?
A chemist or a geneticist, I think.
What’s your most memorable Marketplace moment?
Playing with giant horseshoe crabs under the moonlight as they swam ashore to spawn. (It was for a story on how their blood is used in the medical industry).
What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?
My plants. I water them when I'm stressed. They get a lot of water.
Episodes by Sabri (571)
Latest Stories (600)
Two years into the pandemic, what is work?
Jan 5, 2022
An industry has popped up to manage the back-and-forth of remote, hybrid or in-person work, including software to help companies adjust to less office space.
How goes the inflation fight?
Dec 22, 2021
The White House has pushed changes at ports to fix supply chains and ease prices, but high demand for goods continues to exert pressure.
China could soon surpass U.S. in crucial emerging technologies, report warns
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Rose Conlon
Dec 14, 2021
"This has big implications," says Harvard's Graham Allison, one of the report's authors.
Lira's decline hangs over Turkey's people
Dec 13, 2021
Turkey's currency, the lira, has dropped to a record low. Its decline has the central bank there contemplating a cut in interest rates.
China's state-sponsored industrial espionage is part of a larger system
Dec 9, 2021
Experts estimate that intellectual property theft is costly for countries — and that China is frequently the main culprit.
4.2 million people quit their jobs in October
Dec 8, 2021
That was down slightly from September, but still high. Some say watch that figure to know what will happen to the economy in 2022.
What's behind the jump in U.S. exports?
Dec 7, 2021
Hurricane Ida held back oil and gas exports in September, so there was a big backlog that rushed out in October, shrinking the trade deficit.
How Fed "tapering" can make mortgages more expensive
Dec 2, 2021
It opens the door to interest rate hikes.
How will the coronavirus omicron variant affect the economy?
Nov 29, 2021
Omicron might play out in a similar way to delta, with a sharp drop in consumer spending. Tourism in particular would likely take a big hit.
Are we headed toward a wage-price inflation cycle in 2022?
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Daniel Shin
Nov 26, 2021
Economist Betsey Stevenson weighs in on fixing the supply-and-demand imbalance for semiconductors and other goods to quell inflation.