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Marketplace Business News Podcast
Kai Ryssdal
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Jan 7, 2025
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  • The deal with steel
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    Can Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel still happen, in spite of Biden’s national security concerns? Plus, a car sales check-in.

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  • New Congress, same debt drama
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    What will it take to solve the debt ceiling saga? Plus, river rafting and naming pharmaceuticals.

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  • Happy New Year! The cold weather could cost you.
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    Natural gas has become a hot commodity. Plus, homes for 1 pound in Liverpool and Boeing’s 2025 to-do list.

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  • Uncertainty, bumpy, resilient-ish
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    What’s your economic word of the year? Plus some retailer reflection post-holiday shopping season.

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  • How fresh is that home listing?
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    Active listings are up, but many are “stale inventory.” Plus, adult literacy drops, and the lower Medicare cap on out-of-pocket drug costs.

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  • As goes productivity, so goes wages. Right?
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    Not quite. We’ll explain — with classical music. Plus, the trade deficit.

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  • Divide the company and conquer
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    Why do big companies break their businesses into separate entities? Plus, helmet innovation and property tax hikes.

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  • Dec 25, 2024

    Time to buy a car?

    Time to buy a car?
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    End-of-year deals abound, and those expensive toys might get more expensive next year. Plus, breakup-driven retail therapy and the costs vs. benefits of line skipping.

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  • Dec 24, 2024

    O Fraser fir

    O Fraser fir
    Laura Hackett/Blue Ridge Public Radio

    We visit Christmas tree farmers in North Carolina hit hard by Hurricane Helene. Plus, old-school restaurants and the Arctic tundra.

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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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