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Kai Ryssdal
by Kai Ryssdal
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You survived the rate cut! Here’s what comes next.

Jul 31, 2019

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  • Jul 30, 2019

    What are the odds your data was stolen?

    NEW YORK, NY - JULY 30: A man checks his phone as he walks past the Capital One offices in Midtown Manhattan on July 30, 2019 in New York City. In one of the largest-ever thefts of bank data, a software engineer in Seattle was arrested for hacking into a Capitol One server and obtaining the personal data of over 100 million people. The data includes social security numbers, bank account numbers, names, addresses, credit scores, credit limits, balances, and other information.
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    Let’s do the numbers.

  • Jul 29, 2019

    What a rate cut means (and doesn’t mean)

    A view of the Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.
    Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP

    The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates for the first time since 2008. Does that mean a recession’s on the horizon? Plus: the fight over who gets to sell cancer drugs and the uncomfortable feelings that can happen when your parents control your money.

  • Jul 26, 2019

    Why the strength of the dollar matters

    Why the strength of the dollar matters
    Mark Wilson/Getty Images

    In presidential tweets to corporate earnings reports, the U.S. dollar has gotten a lot of chatter lately. Plus: Elvis in Vegas and the quest for carbon-neutral utilities.

  • Jul 25, 2019

    What’s next for Puerto Rico?

    Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in his office in San Juan in 2018.
    Peter Balonon-Rosen/Marketplace

    Even as the protests against Gov. Ricardo Rosselló die down, serious economic challenges remain. Plus: How businesses gain trust and paleontology in the big city.

  • Jul 24, 2019

    DOJ takes on Big Tech

    Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
    Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

    Today, we break down what that means for consumers and Silicon Valley. Plus: new players in local news and changes to the investor visa.

  • Jul 23, 2019

    Deal or no deal

    Boris Johnson poses outside the Conservative Leadership Headquarters on July 23, 2019 in London, England.
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    Does either party really care about the national debt? Does it matter? Plus: Boris Johnson will be the U.K.’s new prime minister, raising concerns over a no-deal Brexit. 

  • Jul 22, 2019

    Slack’s quest to replace email is getting more competitive

    Slack’s quest to replace email is getting more competitive
    ERIC BARADAT/AFP/Getty Images

    Slack has gone public, and now boasts 10 million daily users. But is it any closer to replacing email? Plus: Marvel’s plan to follow “Endgame” and why people choose #vanlife.

  • Jul 19, 2019

    The moon landing was a giant leap for Silicon Valley

    Buzz Aldrin sets up the Solar Wind Composition Experiment during NASA's Apollo 11 lunar landing mission in July 1969.
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    Today, we chart that path. Plus: “The Office” reruns as a cure for burnout and a conversation with the head of the Boston Fed.

  • Jul 18, 2019

    Back to the budget brink

    The sun rises over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
    Alex Edelman/Getty Images

    Today we look at what’s in the deal, and what’s holding it up. Plus: How cities are dealing with the heat wave, and how Netflix lost American subscribers for the first time.

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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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