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Kai Ryssdal
by Kai Ryssdal
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Welcome to … the “dead zone”

Jan 29, 2020
People sit in a Starbucks coffee shop in Beijing on July 28, 2017.

Episodes 1771 - 1780 of 5795

  • Jan 28, 2020

    What weighs down GDP?

    Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images

    Plus: 3M’s job cuts, Huawei’s role in the UK’s 5G network and the latest consumer confidence and durable goods numbers. 

  • Jan 27, 2020

    Chinese workers are staying home because of coronavirus

    Limits on travel in China are negatively affecting oil prices. Above, people walk through Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, China on Jan. 21, 2020.
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    Today we get the view from Shanghai. Plus, oil prices, new steel and aluminum tariffs and the official start of tax season.

  • Jan 24, 2020

    Some workers haven’t recovered from the government shutdown

    Government workers protest the shutdown on Jan. 10, 2019, in Chicago.
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    Plus: The head of the New York subway system steps down, the “American Dirt” controversy and how China is responding to the coronavirus.

  • Jan 23, 2020

    Low inflation is still a mystery

    A view of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., in 2015.
    Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

    And not just in the U.S. Plus: P&G’s earnings, bricklaying robots and the effects of the government shutdown, a year later.

  • Jan 22, 2020

    The business of TV in 2020

    The business of TV in 2020
    Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images

    A conversation with AMC President Sarah Barnett. Plus, the latest on auto tariffs, Boeing and Venezuelan refugees in Chile.

  • Jan 21, 2020

    Is this really a “blue-collar boom”?

    President Donald Trump arrives in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, 2020, for the World Economic Forum.
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    Plus: AI goes to the movies, a new spate of retail closures and why China is leading the world in solar, wind and … coal.

  • Jan 20, 2020

    Microsoft taking a $1 billion shot at climate change

    Microsoft taking a $1 billion shot at climate change
    GERARD JULIEN/AFP via Getty Images

    Microsoft plans to spend $1 billion to eliminate carbon from the atmosphere. Plus: Davos, the IMF’s 2020 forecast, Ireland’s housing crisis and perceptions of female CEOs.

  • Jan 17, 2020

    The trade war had an upside for U.S. garlic farmers

    Garlic on display during a festival in England
    Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images

    The trade war was actually a good thing for garlic farmers. Plus: how a digital tax is causing a rift between the U.S. and E.U., when companies should split in two, and how the trade deal with China was approved. 

  • Jan 16, 2020

    Citizen’s United, a decade later

    Citizen’s United, a decade later
    Win McNamee/Getty Images

    How is more money changing our elections? Plus: new retail and supply chain numbers, and the economics of hologram musicians.

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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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