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Kai Ryssdal
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Americans aren’t very good at saving money

Apr 22, 2020

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  • Apr 21, 2020

    Some home health aides are on duty 24/7

    Some home health aides are quarantining with their clients.
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    Plus: Oil’s storage shortage, declining home sales and how we talk to each other on Venmo now.

  • Apr 20, 2020

    How do you end up with negative oil prices?

    OPEC and Russia have reached a deal on oil production. But can that stop the downward price trend?
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    Plus: How experts reckon with COVID-19’s impact on GDP and a conversation with a banker who’s giving small business loans.

  • Apr 17, 2020

    China and the U.S. are growing (or not growing) apart

    China and the U.S. are growing (or not growing) apart
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    China’s first quarter GDP contracts for the first time since 1992. Plus: what it’s like to run an unemployment insurance program right now.

  • Apr 16, 2020

    The real number of unemployed Americans is even higher

    An estimated 94% of domestic workers have had clients cancel on them during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the National Domestic Workers Alliance, a network of activist groups.
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    Plus, earnings season’s new “COVID metrics,” the New Yorkers not paying rent and the high delivery app fees squeezing restaurants. 

  • Apr 15, 2020

    Small businesses are still waiting for relief

    Small businesses are still waiting on money from the Paycheck Protection Program.
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    Plus, the spring clothing stranded in stores, coronavirus’ effect on college admissions and the country’s yeast shortage. 

  • Apr 14, 2020

    It was supposed to be Tax Day tomorrow

    This year, the federal tax deadline has been pushed back to July 15.
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    It’s been pushed to July 15. Plus: a new IMF outlook, the challenges of managing staff remotely and an unexpected essential business: livestock auctions. 

  • Apr 13, 2020

    When will toilet paper be back in stock?

    Empty shelves have become a common sight at grocery stores across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Plus: The U.S. Postal Service’s financial trouble, how social distancing is changing the urban landscape and a conversation with the CEO of Feeding America.

  • Apr 10, 2020

    Will insurance cover telehealth?

    Telehealth is becoming more popular because of stay-at-home orders.
    Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

    Plus, America’s truck driver shortage and the psychology of app-based tipping. 

  • Apr 9, 2020

    Unemployment is even worse than it looks

    One expert estimates unemployment in the U.S. is around 14% currently.
    Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

    Plus: how America’s food banks are coping with the crisis and how credit markets might indicate recession.

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About the show

Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, our leading business news radio program and podcast is about providing context on the economic news of the day. Through stories, conversations and newsworthy developments, we help listeners understand the economic world around them. Marketplace makes sense of the economy for everyone, no econ degree or finance background required. Marketplace doesn’t just report on the numbers, we take it deeper, adding context to what’s happening in the stock market and how macroeconomic policy can affect you and your business. Monday through Friday, our team speaks with a wide range of industry professionals — from small business owners to Fortune 500 CEOs, Marketplace breaks down complex topics related to business and the economy without industry jargon and over-complicated explanations.

Kai Ryssdal has led the program since 2005 and has hosted the program from China, the Middle East and dozens of cities across the United States. As a leading public media voice, Kai has been a trusted broadcaster for two decades and received an Emmy for investigative journalism on a PBS FRONTLINE documentary about money in politics called “Big Sky, Big Money.” He has appeared often on CNN, CNBC and CBS news. His written work has been featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic.

Produced and distributed by American Public Media (APM) our popular business news podcasts are available worldwide on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RSS Feeds and any place else where you get your podcasts.

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