Kai Risdahl

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13,679 appearances 87 recordings 5 series first heard Jan 2025 last heard 2d ago

Kai Risdahl’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Marketplace · Home improvement stores feel the pinch · 17 Sep 2026 podcast

The war, of course, and data centers and how much electricity the U.S. matched

economy is going to need because of them. matched

Come with me now into the future, though, when rich countries aren't going to be driving global energy demand. matched

That demand is going to be coming from what are now emerging economies, places like India and Brazil and Nigeria. matched

And a new report by S&P Global Energy points out that those countries are going to need both fossil fuels and renewables to power that growth. matched

As Marketplace's Elizabeth Troval reports. matched

I mentioned yesterday, I think that retail sales were up in August 1.2%. matched

That was, I'm pretty sure I said this, a little surprising given the consumers aren't feeling all that great about this economy. matched

But as is often the case with economic data, what you learn about one industry tells you a little something about another. matched

Building material stores, it turns out, had a weak month, which, as Marketplace's Caitlin Tan reports, does give us a peek into the demand for home improvement. matched

Here's a data point relevant to this program's interests. matched

Business, the National Student Clearinghouse says, is the most popular college major. matched

Also popular at the high school level, personal finance. matched

30 states now require a standalone course in it to graduate. matched

The College Board, it of the SAT and advanced placement courses, has taken notice there is a new course, AP Business with Personal Finance. matched

Marketplace's Stephanie Hughes went to check it out. matched

A key cultural export, am I right? matched

First, though, let's do the numbers. matched

Now, Industrials rebounded 316 points on the day, 6 tenths percent, finished at 51,778. matched

The NASDAQ climbed 439 points, 1.7 percent, 26,418. matched

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