Marketplace All-in-One
Episodes
A private credit market boom
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The private credit market has grown fivefold since 2008 — it’s somewhere near the $2 trillion-mark globally. In this episode, we explain why polic...
Kai returns to unpack Trump's new tariff
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Things have felt pretty chaotic in this economy since the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s signature tariffs last week. On today’s show...
What it costs to become an Olympian or Paralympian
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Now that the Winter Olympics have wrapped up, the Milan Cortina Paralympic Games kick off on March 6. Dozens of athletes will represent Team USA in sl...
What's behind the Anthropic-Pentagon feud?
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The AI company Anthropic is loosening some of its core safety principles. Anthropic unveiled a new policy on safeguards earlier this week, moving from...
U.S. grants Cuba access to some Venezuelan oil
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: The United States says it will allow some small Venezuelan oil shipments to reach Cuba, providing a lifeline to the Caribb...
How do I cope with layoff anxiety?
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With more layoffs in the news, a lot of workers are feeling spooked. It can be hard not to spiral into what ifs: What if the next paycheck is my last?...
Physical media's comeback
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Move over, streaming services. Physicial media is making a comback. A Consumer Reports survey finds that nearly half of people in the US are watching...
Expect and you shall recieve
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Consumer surveys show us Americans think inflation will climb in the coming years. That belief could be one reason inflation actually does climb. See,...
The ripple effects of AI splurging
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
First up, AI has driven a market moodiness as of late. Broader anxieties have sparked sell-offs, while bullish tech optimism has also boosted stock in...
The TL;DR of Trump's SOTU
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Last night, President Donald Trump strongly defended his tariffs in his State of the Union address. He made the case for future tariffs, despite the S...
Germany's chancellor goes to China to talk trade
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says there is a great opportunity to develop ties with China following a meeting with its...
AI meets the search for a BA
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As teenagers decide whether to go college, and where, more of them are turning to artificial intelligence to help make that decision. According to a s...
"We're trying to control what we can control": A Fed president reflects
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Raphael Bostic, president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank since 2017, will step down from his post this week. “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal s...
Sled hockey's Declan Farmer makes us smart about the Winter Paralympics
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Want more of the Winter Games? We have good news for you: The Winter Paralympics kick off in Milan next week. On today’s show, three-time Paralympic...
The link between immigration and longer life
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research spotlights how immigrants may be shaping the health and mortality rates of older Ame...
AI anxieties and market tumbles
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Wall Street is looking to recover after yesterday's big stock market drop. Part of it was due to tariff uncertainty, but part of it was also due to a ...
Tallying the cost of the Russia-Ukraine war, four years on
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Exactly four years ago, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Hundreds of thousands of troops have been kill...
Here's how to prep for a job interview with AI
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine you're getting ready for a job interview. What do you do to prepare? You may have your sibling do a mock interview. You might also panic-buy a...
Burning Questions: The EPA repealed the endangerment finding. Who are the economic winners and losers?
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this month the Trump administration revoked the endangerment finding, which gave the federal government a legal basis for regulating greenhous...
Let's talk about the new Trump tariff
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In response to the SCOTUS decision overturning most of President Trump’s tariffs, the White House announced a new, sweeping tariff of 15% worldwide ...
Trump dusts off obscure legal authority for new tariffs
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Following Friday’s Supreme Court decision striking down a number of President Trump’s tariffs, the administration is moving to impose a global 15%...
Fallout from the Supreme Court's tariff decision
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s sweeping “retaliatory” tariffs, ruling that he doesn’t have the authority to impose...
Trump's tariffs continue to confound
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Governments around the world are scrambling to react to President Trump’s decision to impose a sweeping 15% tariff on al...
AI makes it easier to code websites — including ones that scam consumers
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to AI coding agents, basically anyone can program their own software without much technical knowledge. But lowering the barrier to sophisticate...
Building Tomorrow: A Special Look at the Future of Housing
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“Building Tomorrow” is a special collaboration between Marketplace and This Old House Radio Hour that asks a simple but urgent question: How do we...
How to dodge tariffs on Chinese goods
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court struck down many of President Trump’s tariffs today. We’ll discuss how the decision might affect businesses and consumers. Also ...
The view from cattle country
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s edition of “Economics on Tap,” Kimberly is joined by Anna Pope, agriculture and rural affairs reporter for KOSU and Harvest Public Me...
Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court just ruled that the cornerstone of the president’s tariff policy is illegal. It says Donald Trump can’t impose tariffs under the...
Understanding the “cruel math of unemployment”
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mainstream economics acknowledges that some joblessness helps to keep prices down. It’s one of the reasons most economists say unemployment at zero ...
Bytes: Week in Review — Google to make links more prominent, Palantir moves to Florida and Ring reportedly had plans to use "Search Party" for more than finding lost dogs
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Palantir announced on X it’s relocating its headquarters to Miami. Plus, we look at the controversy around Ring's Search Party feature.Bu...
The price is never right anymore
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Consumers have gotten worse at guessing how much goods cost, research shows. Call that literal sticker shock? Accelerated price growth might be to bla...
A dispatch from "Katyzuela"
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
More U.S. gasoline refiners are moving to buy crude oil directly from Venezuelan producers after the Trump administration eased licensing. Meanwhile, ...
Congress set aside $50 billion to transform rural health care. Will it work?
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A $50 billion pot of money for rural health care made it into last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Trump’s hallmark tax and spending ...
When workers are profiled, bullied, and harassed
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a conversation with the owner of a Portland-based construction firm, something disturbing was revealed: One reason he can't retain the workers he n...
India's role in the future of AI
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: India is hosting an AI summit as part of the country's efforts to showcase itself as a major player in the artificial inte...
Meta's big bet on "superintelligence"
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Meta anticipates up to $135 billion worth of capital expenditures this year, nearly double the company’s outlay in 2025. One driver of that expendit...
First comes love, then comes the prenup
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Think that a prenup isn’t for you? Think again! Prenups are not just for rich people: they can protect you against debt and mitigate future issues l...
Immigration and job growth are linked, Fed says
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Areas that recently experienced the largest slowdowns in unauthorized immigration also saw the largest slowdowns in employment growth, according to da...
For prediction market regulation, it's states versus the feds
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A major fight is brewing over who has the right to regulate prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. In a brief in a Nevada court case,...
Where's the AI productivity jump?
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Though most companies are incorporating generative AI into their workflows, it doesn’t seem to be boosting output just yet. A survey of almost 6,000...
Japan posts strong export numbers
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Japan’s export figures were the strongest in three years, climbing 16.8% year over year in January. The data sharply bea...
Can software companies survive the AI boom?
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As artificial intelligence companies roll out more sophisticated agents, many analysts and investors raised concerns that AI could replace traditiona...
Why would the Fed loosen mortgage regulations?
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After the 2008 housing market crash, new rules required banks hold capital reserves proportional to the home loans they issued. In response, banks iss...
Medical providers grapple with Trump's attempts to end gender-affirming care for minors
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In December, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed a new rule that would ban hospitals from receiving any Medicare and Medicaid funding...
Why gas prices are on their way down
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Inflation is gradually moderating. For some consumer goods, like gasoline, prices are outright declining. Gas prices are down 7.5% since last January...
Do banks need less of a cushion in case of disaster?
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Regulators tightened banking rules after the Great Recession. At a conference yesterday, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michelle Bowman said the Fed is lo...
Lunar New Year intersects with AI
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: It's the start of the Lunar New Year — a major retail event. In China, AI has increasingly been merging with the shoppi...
Fewer students are enrolling in computer science classes and majors
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, the number of students enrolling in computer and information science decreased this p...
What if Trump does roll back steel and aluminum tariffs?
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The White House may roll back steel and aluminum tariffs, according to the Financial Times. Sure, President Donald Trump has announced or enacted tari...
How AI is changing the advertising game
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Markets seesawed over the past few weeks over fears that artificial intelligence will soon disrupt several industries, including software and financia...
Heating bills are going up this winter
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We learned on Friday that inflation dropped to 2.4% — the lowest it’s been in almost five years. But certain prices are still rising much faster t...
TikTok's parent company pledges AI safeguards
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: The Chinese tech company ByteDance says it'll curb its AI video app, Seedance, which is being used to create viral life-li...
High-tech data centers get a powerful assist from a century-old company
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Caterpillar, which manufactures heavy duty equipment like asphalt pavers, diesel engine locomotives, and industrial gas turbines, has been around for ...
Inside the "biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history"
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, Feb. 12, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the revocation of the “endangerment finding,” a federal determination that pla...
From "This Is Uncomfortable": In America, cultural education doesn't come cheap
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Smarties! There won’t be a livestream for “Economics on Tap” today. But don’t worry! “Economics on Tap” will return soon on Feb. 20. F...
A look at who's footing the bill for all those tariffs
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump has long insisted that foreign companies paid for the tariffs he’s levied on imports. But new research from the Federal Reser...
Remember to grab that Valentine's Day card?
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The clock's ticking! If you're in the greeting card business, Valentine's Day is more than just a holiday — it’s a big sales opportunity. This mo...
Cuban residents suffer daily power outages
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: As the energy crisis in Cuba continues, the port of Havana has received two ships carrying humanitarian aid sent by Mexico...
Bytes: Week in Review — Alphabet takes on debt to pay for AI projects, the social network where humans aren't allowed, and Spotify reports record user growth
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we look at Spotify's stellar quarter. Plus, there's a new AI-only social network called Moltbook. But first, Alphabet, parent of Google, we...
More K-shaped spending
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When high earners ramp up their spending while low earners pull back, that’s a symptom of a "k-shaped" economy. But what about middle-income househo...
Can AI bots help us find love?
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, in this episode we’re taking a look at what it’s like to be looking for love right now — and the techn...
Turns out, customers like when things are cheaper
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Who would’ve thought? Last month, PepsiCo cut snack prices. McDonald's has been cutting prices, too, and said it's paying off. Yesterday, the compan...
Who needs a financial advisor when you have AI?
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jittery investors continue to punish stocks of companies that may (or may not) face major disruption from artificial intelligence. Last week, it was s...
Russia bans WhatsApp
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Russia has ordered a block on WhatsApp, the Kremlin confirmed. The app has more than 100 million users in Russia, who have...
Crypto’s big growth on the books and in the shadows
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cryptocurrency is being used more frequently in illegal transactions — about $158 billion was used in illicit crypto activity last year. That’s an...
Help! My dad is dating a scammer!
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Reema is joined by Sam Sanders (host of KCRW’s “The Sam Sanders Show”) to answer your questions about money and dating. We’ve got questions ab...
Here's what we learned from the January jobs report
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The January jobs report came out Wednesday, and on the surface, it was better than expected. The economy added more jobs than it has in months and the...
Texas' energy grid, 5 years after Winter Storm Uri
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Five years ago, Winter Storm Uri took out the lights across the Lone Star State. Hundreds of people died, millions of Texans were left without heat, a...
What it takes to build a home that lasts
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. is facing a housing affordability crisis — one that's been exacerbated by natural disasters like Hurricane Helene in 2024 and last year in ...
Flights suspended as Cuba faces fuel crisis
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Cuba's tourism industry suffered a major blow after dozens of flights were cancelled because of a lack of aviation fuel; A...
Is the moon (and its resources) up for grabs?
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
NASA’s Artemis II mission, which will send humans around the moon for the first time in over five decades, could launch as early as March. This is p...
Holiday spending slowdown
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
New data show retail sales were flat in December, despite high expectations for the holiday season. So did shoppers spend less? Or did they just front...
The power of reading and writing as self-care
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cliche or not, engaging with art is certainly one of the best ways to take a step back when the news cycle gets extra heavy. On the show today, Kimber...
A closer eye on employment costs
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The cost of employing people didn't go up as much as predicted. At one level, that's too bad since who doesn't want a bigger raise? But if you're worr...
The EPA's major climate policy rollback
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Reuters reports that the Environmental Protection Agency will roll back its "endangerment finding" determination, which had been at the core of its re...
A bridge at the center of trade tensions
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: President Trump says he'll prevent a multibillion-dollar bridge linking Canada and the United States from opening unless C...
TPU? GPU? What's the difference between these two chips used for AI?
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Graphics processing units (GPUs) have become the most important commodity in the AI boom — and have made Nvidia a multi-trillion dollar company. But...
2026: the year of partial government shutdowns
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We just had a partial government shutdown, and now we're edging closer to another. It would involve just one federal agency — the Department of Hom...
Thank you for (permission for) the music
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Twice now, figure skaters at the Winter Olympics were told the music they wanted to skate to — and had been practicing to — could not be used. Sp...
Tokyo's stocks soar after a landslide at the polls
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Japanese stocks jumped to record levels after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide win in a snap general election a...
New study reveals a "smartphone penalty" that distorts survey results
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
According to surveys by the FINRA Foundation, our knowledge of personal finance here in the U.S. went down by 15% between 2009 and 2021. But what if i...
Consumer mood sours
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the whole, consumers are feeling 20% worse about the economy than they were a year ago, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consume...
From "This Is Uncomfortabe": Help! My coworker wants a copy of my house key!
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Smarties! There won’t be a livestream for “Economics on Tap” today. But don’t worry! “Economics on Tap” will return soon on Feb. 20. F...
What you need to know about TrumpRx
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration has launched the new TrumpRx website, where people can shop for prescription drugs at discounted rates. The site, a hub that ...
AI comes for software companies
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Software companies are in trouble. Or at least their stocks are. Salesforce is down 25%, and Intuit is down 31%, after startup Anthropic released a ne...
Japan prepares to go to the polls
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Japanese voters will give their verdict on the government of Sanae Takaichi this weekend after Japan's first female prime ...
Bytes: Week in Review - SpaceX and xAI merge, Nvidia and OpenAI's funding relationship and U.S. TikTok's rough start
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review,” we take a look at Nvidia's changing investment relationship with OpenAI. Plus, a stormy...
There are more unemployed people than job openings right now
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The latest JOLTS report is bleaker than expected. There were 6.5 million job openings across the U.S. economy in December, down nearly 400,000 from th...
What do American families really care about right now?
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As the 2026 midterm elections approach, pollsters and strategists from all over the world of politics are trying to get a pulse on American families. ...
Raised voices at a hearing starring the treasury secretary
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be on Capitol Hill again today for another grilling. He’s scheduled to appear before the Senate Banking Commit...
The continuing struggles of the news biz
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
News Corp — the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, and Fox News — announces quarterly profits today. Meanwhile, The...
Care for a little treat?
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Little luxuries can become routine during tougher economic times. The newest iteration of the “lipstick effect,” the p...
Is it okay to keep money secrets in a relationship?
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How much do you share with your partner about your finances? Sometimes, a little privacy starts to look a lot like a secret. And secrets (especially t...
Is social media addictive? And are social media companies liable?
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A landmark lawsuit that accuses social media companies of intentionally designing their platforms to be addictive — and causing harm to children and...
Cargo theft ramps up
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“Retail theft” often conjures Hollywood-esque heist scenes or sleight of hand at self-checkout. But 2025 was likely the biggest year on record for...
A change to small business loans for immigrants
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Small Business Administration will no longer allow green card holders to apply for SBA loans. The new policy was announced on Monday and takes eff...
Even an econ degree does not insulate you from AI
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is a degree in economics, long considered a path to stable employment, even worth it in the age of AI? Recent research suggests entry-level economics ...
A Novo Nordisk stock tumble
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Shares in the Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk tumbled 17% on Wednesday after the weight-loss drug pioneer warned ...
What AI fitness apps can and can't do — for now
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can get a pretty good workout plan from a chatbot, but the tech is also being incorporated into all kinds of existing fitness apps, from Apple's W...
Heavy on celebrity, light on social commentary
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's a big week for major televised events: The Winter Olympics kick off Wednesday and Super Bowl Sunday is nigh. Brands used to save their biggest, s...