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Kai Ryssdal
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  • Small firms cross their fingers for a rate cut
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    We explain why interest rates have an outsize impact on smaller businesses. Plus: Economic headlines, a New Orleans florist, and powerful scents.

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  • As the job market slows, inflation speeds up
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    What’s the Fed to do? Plus: Private equity retirement investing, microgrids, and your energy bill.

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  • Why have some prices stayed put?
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    Raising prices to account for higher costs comes at, well, a cost. Plus: a fantasy author’s economic reality, the “double tax” faced by Black women, and falling bond yields.

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  • The BLS has a $700 million budget. What's its ROI?
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    The reports produced by the BLS can save the government tons of money. Plus, preliminary jobs revisions, federal data lesson plans, and falling mortgage rates.

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  • The price of limiting trade with China
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    The U.S. may begin to lag in manufacturing advancements if it severs ties with China. Plus, three small business owners share updates and the largest employer in Altadena, California, partially reopens.

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  • Jobs report warning signs
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    Rising long-term unemployment is a bad sign for the overall labor market. Plus: the shipping industry, the warehousing industry, and a recap of the week’s economic headlines.

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  • What about those regional Federal Reserve banks?
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    We explain. Plus: destigmatizing layoffs, loan demand and a CPI walkthrough.

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  • Slo-mo jobs growth
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    We analyze what’s next for the labor market. Plus: homeownership blues, TikTok sitcoms, and retailer ad revenue.

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  • Short-term corporate borrowing climbs
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    What does that say about our current economic situation? Plus: China, India, and Russia’s growing oil and gas alliance, Y2K nostalgia garb, and a homebuyer in New York City.

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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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