Marketplace
Marketplace
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.
Categories: Business
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Among the missing workers from yesterday’s bridge collapse are men from El Salvador, Mexico and Guatemala. According to the Labor Department, Latin American immigrants are among the workers most likely to die on the job. Plus, ever heard of “search funds”? Business school grads are using them as a fast track to the CEO seat. Also: The yen is at a 30-year low, and secondhand desks helped kickstart one business owner’s journey.
Previous episodes
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2152 - Immigrants fill high-risk jobs that U.S.-born workers don’t Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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2151 - Baltimore bridge collapse a jolt to commerce Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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2150 - All in on clean energy Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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2149 - Bring on the drama, Jay Powell Fri, 22 Mar 2024
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2148 - Weekly jobless claims fall Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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2147 - The Fed’s evolving data diet Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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2146 - Food, glorious food! Tue, 19 Mar 2024
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2145 - Who pays real estate agents? Mon, 18 Mar 2024
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2144 - A labor market paradox Fri, 15 Mar 2024
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2143 - Spring is coming, and so are higher gas prices Thu, 14 Mar 2024
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2142 - Betting on mother nature Wed, 13 Mar 2024
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2141 - A higher-than-expected CPI Tue, 12 Mar 2024
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2140 - Not too hot, not too cold Mon, 11 Mar 2024
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2139 - Spacial awareness Fri, 08 Mar 2024
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2138 - The EU cracks down on Big Tech Thu, 07 Mar 2024
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2137 - The Federal Reserve’s political independence matters Wed, 06 Mar 2024
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2136 - Record oil output with fewer rigs Tue, 05 Mar 2024
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2135 - Who’s gonna win an Oscar this year? Mon, 04 Mar 2024
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2134 - Who can afford to buy a home these days? Sat, 02 Mar 2024
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2133 - Personal incomes rose in January Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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2132 - GDP keeps climbing Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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2131 - Do modern-day starter homes exist? Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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2130 - Credit card fee feud Mon, 26 Feb 2024
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2129 - A not-so-happy anniversary to Silicon Valley Bank Fri, 23 Feb 2024
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2128 - Biden hopes sustainable aviation fuel production could take flight soon Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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2127 - Neel Kashkari and the Fed’s inflation fears Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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2126 - What’s in your wallet? Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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2125 - Can we break out of the mortgage lock-in effect? Mon, 19 Feb 2024
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2124 - Vacant office buildings are making city budgets vulnerable Fri, 16 Feb 2024
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2123 - Why so many layoffs in a hot labor market? Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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2122 - Walmart wants Vizio, but not for the TVs Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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2121 - A so-so CPI Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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2120 - Cons-oil-idation Mon, 12 Feb 2024
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2119 - A modest wish for the Year of the Dragon Fri, 09 Feb 2024
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2118 - A turning point for Stewart Avenue Thu, 08 Feb 2024
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2117 - Could AI be the next HR? Wed, 07 Feb 2024
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2116 - Are you my mortgage servicer? Tue, 06 Feb 2024
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2115 - AI-tested, artist-approved poisoning tools Tue, 06 Feb 2024
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2114 - Hiring or hunting, this job market is tough Fri, 02 Feb 2024
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2113 - Silence isn’t golden if you’re a TikTok creator Thu, 01 Feb 2024
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2112 - Forever renters Thu, 01 Feb 2024
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2111 - Wait … how big is our debt? Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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2110 - The office support jobs’ sluggish comeback Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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2109 - If the economy’s so good, what’s with all the layoffs? Fri, 26 Jan 2024
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2108 - Cha-ching! Can you hear the economy growing? Fri, 26 Jan 2024
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2107 - The New Deal’s legacy Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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2106 - How much do you spend on sports? Wed, 24 Jan 2024
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2105 - The honk-shoo-mimimi economy Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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2104 - What does an “almost” government shutdown cost? Sat, 20 Jan 2024
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2103 - “Treasury is used to doing what Treasury wants to do” Fri, 19 Jan 2024