
Marketplace
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Latest episode: Fri Sep 12 2025
Every weekday, host Kai Ryssdal helps you make sense of the day's business and economic news — no econ degree or finance background required. "Marketplace" takes you beyond the numbers, bringing you context. Our team of reporters all over the world speak with CEOs, policymakers and regular people just trying to get by.
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- Sep12Small firms cross their fingers for a rate cut26mins
- Sep11As the job market slows, inflation speeds up25mins
- Sep10Why have some prices stayed put?26mins
- Sep9The BLS has a $700 million budget. What's its ROI?26mins
- Sep8The price of limiting trade with China26mins
- Sep5Jobs report warning signs26mins
- Sep4What about the regional Feds? What do they do?26mins
- Sep3Slo-mo jobs growth26mins
- Sep2Short-term corporate borrowing climbs26mins
- Sep1No, private data can't replace the BLS26mins
- Aug29Sticky inflation, Fed drama and the rise of 'cute' debt26mins
- Aug28What's really going on in the Trump economy?26mins
- Aug27The relationship between consumer mood and spending? It's complicated26mins
- Aug26Can the president remove a Fed governor?26mins
- Aug25For every action, something can go sideways26mins
- Aug25Special Coverage from "Marketplace": The Real Costs51mins
- Aug22Chili's is back (baby back, baby back)26mins
- Aug21WWJPD?26mins
- Aug20Consumers embrace their inner Maxxinista26mins
- Aug19Flat pay raises are a sign o' the times25mins
- Aug18As many shoppers scrimp and stress, the wealthiest splurge25mins
- Aug15Concerned consumers keep on spending26mins
- Aug14Producers feel the pinch25mins
- Aug13"Hacks" creators on collaboration, S5, and the state of comedy26mins
- Aug12Across regions and sectors, inflation zigs and zags26mins
- Aug11Tariffs muddy the future of the global oil market25mins
- Aug8In health care sector, dread over worker deportations26mins
- Aug7Hear that? It's productivity number noise26mins
- Aug6Should we fret over rising household debt?26mins
- Aug5The oil-natural gas conundrum26mins
- Aug4Take it with a grain of salt26mins
- Aug1Trump's jobs report retaliation "raises alarm bells"26mins
- Jul31Anomaly or omen?26mins
- Jul30Let's take a hard look at that GDP growth26mins
- Jul29Consumers are still stressed about the job market25mins
- Jul28How are lenders and borrowers feeling?26mins
- Jul25AI and 'surveillance' pricing25mins
- Jul24The dangers of fiscal dominance25mins
- Jul23A new trade deal with Japan25mins
- Jul22What's at stake if the Federal Reserve loses its independence?25mins
- Jul21Looking for economic clues in corporate America26mins
- Jul18Will August bring a wave of trade deals or a hike in tariffs?25mins
- Jul17How immigration can bolster an aging workforce25mins
- Jul16Can robots help us care for an aging population?26mins
- Jul15Want to understand our aging workforce? Look to the U.K.25mins
- Jul14Who pays for tariffs?26mins
- Jul11The GOP slashed $1 trillion from Medicaid's budget. What now?26mins
- Jul10Reliable earnings outlooks? In this economy?26mins
- Jul9Let's get a grip on the labor market25mins
- Jul8RIP to the EV tax credit25mins