Segments From This Episode

• The Suez Canal block could hit ‘downstream’ manufacturers the hardest

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  A container ship blocking the Suez Canal since Tuesday evening underscores the fragility of the global supply chain.

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• Durable goods orders sidetracked by February storms and pandemic shortages

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  Despite disruptions caused by bad weather and limited semiconductor supplies, durable goods shipments are up 2% year-over-year.

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• Why economic data has revisions

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal looks into why economic reports — such as weekly unemployment claims and GDP — often contain big revisions from previous releases.

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• Why businesses are pushing Congress to expand paid family and medical leave

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Federal funds would help businesses who already offer paid leave — and be an incentive for those who don’t.

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• Who will win the delivery app war?

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  As more people start eating in restaurants again, delivery companies are competing for consumer loyalty and looking beyond food.

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• As state unemployment trust funds empty, employers face soaring taxes

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  States are scrambling to raise money — and changing their unemployment systems in other ways.

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• Tweets are selling for millions as NFTs. We decided to see what all the buzz is about.

  by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

  

  Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal and Andrew CM from Valuables by Cent experiment with turning a tweet into a non-fungible token.

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