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Marketplace Morning Report
Get up to speed on the news each morning with our daily radio show and podcast, “Marketplace Morning Report,” hosted by Kimberly Adams. We give you the economy without the anxiety, in the amount of time it takes to brew a cup of coffee. Start your day with us, on air or by downloading our podcast, for context and perspective on the economic news that matters to you.
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Marketplace Morning ReportThe human costs of Medicaid cuts
The big Republican tax and spending law that President Donald Trump signed a little more than a year ago made significant cuts to Medicaid funding. States…
Marketplace Morning ReportAirfares have been taking off
One of the fastest-rising prices last month was airline fares. They were up 23% year over year in August, according to the latest reading of the consumer price…
Marketplace Morning ReportRising diesel prices will mean rising grocery prices
The average price of a gallon of diesel just passed $6 for the first time late last week. Since then, it’s kept climbing and hit $6.31 a gallon this morning. A…
Marketplace Morning ReportWhere interest rates go from here
Later today, we’ll learn whether Federal Reserve officials have decided to raise interest rates or leave them alone. Either way, economists and investors will…
Marketplace Morning ReportWhy a 10-year bond at a 5% yield is a pretty big deal
The yield or interest rate on 10-year Treasury bonds has reached the critical threshold of 5%. This is a key rate because it’s tied to some major borrowing…
Marketplace Morning ReportUnderstanding the "stealthy wealthy"
Picture someone wealthy; your image may be of some tech billionaire. Now picture the wealthiest person you know. Odds are it's not a Silicon Valley tech mogul…
Marketplace Morning ReportMore pain at the pump to come
Crude oil prices are up again this morning. For months, we've been hearing about the Strait of Hormuz, how the slowdown of oil tanker traffic there has…
Marketplace Morning ReportThe case for an AI slowdown
The push for guardrails for Artificial Intelligence took on new urgency over the weekend. The leaders of several AI companies called for a slowdown in AI…
Marketplace Morning ReportInflation, energy, and bond market interventions
This morning, we got consumer price index data for August. Prices went up 0.4%, and annual inflation is running at 3.4% — in line with expectations, but still…
Marketplace Morning ReportSometimes, a trade war is good for business
Haven Greens is a 5-acre indoor farm located in King City, Ontario, Canada. They grow cut baby leaf greens like lettuce. The majority of leafy greens consumed…
Marketplace Morning ReportHow much is the AI data center buildout driving economic growth?
Today, the Census Bureau releases its wholesale trade report for July, which could give us some insight into one of the big drivers of economic activity in the…
Marketplace Morning ReportCost of living is top of mind for midterm voters
Less than eight weeks until midterm elections, the economy remains the center of voters' attention. Ipsos and Reuters just released a poll that found 74% of…
Marketplace Morning ReportWhere housing and childcare eat up the most income
Paying for housing and childcare can eat up more than half of the median U.S. family’s income, a new report finds. The least affordable metro areas in the…
Marketplace Morning ReportInside the booming secondhand luxury market
Online reseller The RealReal says demand for vintage on the site is up more than 400% since 2020. Meanwhile, rival ThredUp projects the global resale market…
Marketplace Morning ReportCanada strikes back in the trade war
Tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. imports to Canada are officially in effect today. The import duties are Canada’s response to tariffs imposed by the…
Marketplace Morning ReportWhat to expect from inflation expectations
Today, the New York Fed will release its monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations, which will provide data points the central bank’s Open Market Committee will…
Marketplace Morning ReportGlobal investors continue dumping bonds
U.S. bond markets are closed today for the Labor Day holiday, but we're continuing to track the global bond sell-off. However, is this a sell-off or more of a…
Marketplace Morning ReportShould Canada join the EU?
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament later this month. Given the ongoing trade war with the U.S, Canada is looking to…
Marketplace Morning ReportWhat wasn't counted in August's jobs report?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is releasing its August jobs report today. But what the numbers might not show are tens of thousands of people who stopped…
Marketplace Morning ReportThe minimum wage problem
This morning, we’re checking in on wages. A new report from the Cleveland Fed found that a record number of workers legally entitled to the minimum wage were…
Marketplace Morning ReportLooking ahead to August's jobs numbers
Tomorrow, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will report how many jobs the U.S. economy added or lost in August. Forecasters expect a slight increase. But this…
Marketplace Morning ReportThe 'right-to-work' pay gap
People living in “right-to-work” states make nearly 7% less, on average, than those living in states without them, according to the Economic Policy Institute…
Marketplace Morning ReportTea, tariffs, and tough decisions
On this morning's show, "Marketplace Morning Report" host Kimberly Adams is joined by Rachel Rozner, owner and founder of Elden Street Tea Shop in Reston…
Marketplace Morning ReportClimbing costs across the supply chain
Costs for companies to ship and store goods rose significantly earlier this year after the U.S. and Israel invaded Iran, and they’ve stayed high, according to…
Marketplace Morning ReportThe economic power of BTS
South Korean boy band BTS is currently in the U.S. as part of their first world tour after a four-year hiatus. Their fans, known as ARMY, are extremely loyal…
Marketplace Morning ReportShein makes its stock market debut
Ultra-fast fashion company Shein started trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today. Once valued at about $100 billion, the company went public at closer to…
Marketplace Morning ReportFood assistance, 62 years on
Sixty-two years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Food Stamp Act into law, making food stamps — now known as SNAP benefits — permanent. But…
Marketplace Morning ReportWhat BookTok is doing for bookstores
More than 1,500 new independent bookstores have opened nationwide since 2020, according to the American Booksellers Association. And the pace is accelerating…
Marketplace Morning ReportThe summer of the "very stretched consumer"
Consumer confidence is down in the dumps. We got lots of retail earnings reports this week, and they hinted at the continued K-shape of our economy, where…
Marketplace Morning ReportCould tech startups rescue rural healthcare?
Late last year, the federal government announced the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative looking to improve the health of rural…
Marketplace Morning ReportWhy inflation in this country is so sticky
Inflation in July remained stubbornly elevated, the personal consumption expenditures price index showed; it was up 3.7% overall. Consumers have faced massive…
Marketplace Morning ReportIf AI really changes the economy, who pays for the disruption?
Artificial Intelligence is already shifting how many of us live and work. If the tech titans of our era have their way, we're just getting started on a path of…
Marketplace Morning ReportHow much oil is really getting through the Strait of Hormuz?
The U.S. says our forces in the Middle East have been keeping oil traffic flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, but independent trackers can't account for all…
Marketplace Morning ReportA pullback in the sneaker market
Dick’s Sporting Goods says 2026 isn’t shaping up the way it expected and is revising its outlook for the year downward. That includes lowering its expectations…
Marketplace Morning ReportLIV Golf could now be in the rough
In 2022, LIV Golf pulled major golf stars away from the established PGA Tour with massive payouts. But this year, the Saudi Public Investment Fund pulled…
Marketplace Morning ReportA reignited trade war
Canada is expected to launch retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. today, after President Donald Trump’s administration launched 50% tariffs on an array of…
Marketplace Morning ReportTariffs with Canada, again
Negotiations between the United States and Canada fell apart over the weekend, failing to prevent the U.S. imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of…
Marketplace Morning ReportThe next health insurance cost crunch
Health insurance plans sponsored by employers could cost more than $19,000 per employee on average in 2027, according to insurance broker Aon — a rise of 9.5%…
Marketplace Morning ReportThe Girl Scout Cookie queens of America
Girl Scout Cookies represent a $800 million industry. A new documentary called “Cookie Queens” follows sellers across the country, and one of those featured…
Marketplace Morning ReportInflation comes for back-to-school
Prices for some back-to-school supplies are up this year, alongside other essentials like groceries and gas. Shoppers aren’t just turning to cheaper brands —…
Marketplace Morning ReportBillionaires and British football
It's been a month now since the World Cup ended, but English football is back this week. The Premier League season kicks off Friday. And Jeff Bezos, the…
Marketplace Morning ReportWhy you should care about the bond market right now
In case you missed it, investor jitters about borrowing, geopolitical conflict, and inflation drove the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield up to a nearly two-decade…
Marketplace Morning ReportThe government steps in to calm the bond market
The Treasury Department announced this morning that it'll double the amount it spends on its buyback operations for longer-term government bonds. It had…
Marketplace Morning ReportDecisions and disagreements at the central bank
Later this afternoon, we'll get minutes from the most recent Federal Reserve meeting. The Fed kept interest rates steady in July, but there was some…
Marketplace Morning Report"You can't learn on an empty stomach"
The school year is getting started across the country, but some families are sending their kids to school without access to a benefit many have relied on in…
Marketplace Morning ReportWhy it feels like you can't keep up
The average worker in the U.S. who stayed in their job between 2021 and 2024 saw their wages decline by 9% after inflation, a new paper finds. While the gap…
Marketplace Morning ReportA "Silk Road" in the Arctic?
China, the world's second-largest economy, sent several cargo ships through an Arctic route over the weekend, along waters hugging Russia's northern coast. The…
Marketplace Morning ReportOil prices up as ceasefire deal expires
Get used to paying higher gas prices — they’re the cost of curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions. That was the message from President Donald Trump at a rally on…
Marketplace Morning ReportRetail sales fell unexpectedly in July
Forecasters predicted we’d see a slight increase in retail sales in July, but instead, Census Bureau data released this morning revealed a significant drop. As…
Marketplace Morning ReportWhy the U.S. is nearly $2 trillion in the red this year
The federal budget picture for 2026 is not looking too hot. Just in July, the government borrowed $432 billion — that’s $14 billion a day. We explain what’s…
Marketplace Morning ReportDemand for data centers is not slowing down
Cloud computing providers, chip makers, server makers, and even construction companies like Caterpillar all boasted stellar quarterly earnings, sending the…
Marketplace Morning ReportWhich businesses should have to disclose foreign ownership?
The Treasury Department is changing the rules on which businesses have to report their ownership to the government. The Biden-era requirements were intended to…
Marketplace Morning ReportPutting the magic in Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering is considered the first modern trading card game. It's a big business, too. Hasbro reported that the game's revenue jumped to a record…
Marketplace Morning ReportWhy seniors are upsizing
Baby boomers make up the biggest share of homebuyers. Most downsize in their golden years, selling a bigger house and purchasing something smaller. But an…
Marketplace Morning ReportThe mood among small businesses
We have the latest reading on how small businesses are feeling in this economy, courtesy of the National Federation of Independent Business's Small Business…
Marketplace Morning ReportThe data center job boom
Up until last year, construction workers were not in high demand. The data center construction boom has been changing that. Wage growth in the sector is…
Marketplace Morning ReportThe end of the K-shaped economy — or not
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the K-shaped economy is turning C-shaped, meaning low-income wage growth is beginning to outpace growth for higher…
Marketplace Morning ReportSenate will wait for new rules on crypto
Over the weekend, the U.S. Senate adjourned for its August recess without passing the “Clarity Act,” which would change the way cryptocurrencies would be…
Marketplace Morning ReportSigns of strain in the labor market
The latest jobs report for July is out. The economy lost 23,000 jobs last month, but analysts were expecting more than 80,000 jobs to be created. This morning…
Marketplace Morning ReportWhat are the costs of social media's harm to kids?
Yesterday, a New Mexico court ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to pay more than $500 million to address harms to young people from…