Today, we talk with Deb Kemper of Golden Seeds Venture Fund about getting promising new startups off the ground. Also: what’s driving consumer spending as the holidays begin.

From the BBC World Service: Set against a backdrop of political turmoil, it’s going to be a big ask for the leading rich and developing nations to sign up to any meaningful declarations.

We call ourselves “Marketplace,” so part of our job is exploring how marketplaces work, in all their forms. Let’s visit five markets, all in the near-orbit of this program’s world headquarters in Los Angeles.

Stock, dollar and cryptocurrency buyers may have cooled on Trump’s re-election, but bankers are still in a party mood. Plus: jobless claims hit a six-month low.

For the final installment of our “Tricks of the Trade” series, we hunt for fruit and vegetables at the Santa Monica farmers market.

From the BBC World Service: The European Parliament has voted to delay and water down a proposed ban on importing commodities like cocoa and soy linked to deforestation. But chocolate companies aren’t happy.

With Republicans controlling Congress and the executive branch, President-elect Trump has more freedom to push his agendas. Also: New York City’s congestion pricing plan.

For the next installment of our “Tricks of the Trade” series, we wake up in the wee small hours to see what’s fresh at San Pedro Harbor’s fish markets.

From the BBC World Service: The ribbon-cutting is taking place today at the Port of Chancay — a Chinese-built megaport on Peru’s Pacific coast, that could transform regional trade. But will those investments come with any geopolitical risks?