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Fewer Chinese international students at American universities
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are almost 250,000 Chinese students in the U.S. this fall. That's a 36% drop from the 2017 peak. For Chinese students still wanting to study abr...
Contractors hit hard by government shutdown
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paychecks are grinding to a halt for federal employees as the government shutdown enters its third week. A 2019 law entitles furloughed workers to bac...
An old-fashioned way of prepping businesses for cyberattacks
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Chief executives have been urged to plan for computer security breaches by going back to pen and paper. The U.K. governmen...
Is surveillance technology a more humane alternative to detaining immigrants?
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Countries all over the world use technology to keep track of immigrants released from detention centers. The idea is to allow people to live in commun...
What is insurance?
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re resharing an important episode from our archive! There’s a major storm brewing, and Ryan and Bridget are stuck inside. It’s the per...
Trump's tariffs take a toll
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In another wave of tariff news, Trump announced a 100% tariff on Chinese goods that will take effect in November. The constant back and forth of tarif...
The pope versus poverty
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marketplace doesn’t always cover the goings-on of the Holy See. But when he highlights the need to combat poverty, it seems like a pretty good time ...
Nobel economics prize winners focus on tech, innovation
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This morning, the winners of the Nobel Prize in economics — three professors whose work centers on technological innovation and what helps economie...
China's global exports boom amid renewed U.S. trade war
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Trade tensions are flaring as Beijing responds to President Donald Trump’s threats to tack an additional 100% tariff on ...
AI companies are eyeing your shopping cart and your data
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Open AI has added a checkout feature to ChatGPT, partnering with Etsy and Shopify to let users purchase some items from select merchants. OpenAI says ...
The deal with "back door" betting
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wanna put a wager on, well, just about anything? Try a prediction market. Competing industry giants Kalshi and Polymarket both saw major investment th...
Dealing with credit card or medical debt? Here's how to handle it.
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, Kimberly is joined by the host of NPR’s “Life Kit” podcast, Marielle Segarra, who’s recently been working on a four-week ne...
What is a government shutdown?
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Esmé noticed her dad suddenly staying home from work, she had questions! Her dad is one of the hundreds of thousands of workers sent home becaus...
Why government shutdowns hit tribes especially hard
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Federal programs and funding play an important role in Indian Country, because of the government’s trust responsibility to provide or fund services ...
What's a U.S. economy to do if foreign tourists feel unloved?
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The travel and tourism industry contributes $2.9 trillion to the U.S. economy — more than the size of the automotive industry. But can travel and t...
The EU introduces new border controls
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: The European Union's new Entry/Exit System will be rolled out on Sunday, but there have been warnings it could cause delay...
Bytes: Week in Review - OpenAI's new deal with AMD raises more concerns of AI bubble
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The ongoing government shutdown has caused a lapse in the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act,a law that's key to protecting the nation against majo...
Greenback gains
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The value of the U.S. dollar has been on the rise after months of decline. Political turmoil abroad has hurt other currencies, while easing rates and ...
An economic vocab lesson for the Trump era
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re all getting smarter about some of the economic and political terms dominating the headlines these days. Terms like “authoritarianism”...
Could airport slowdowns end the shutdown?
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Starting Friday, federal workers will be getting their first paychecks for smaller-than-usual amounts as a result of the government shutdown. That’s...
The lights of Las Vegas' economy have lost some glow
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Las Vegas is arguably the discretionary spending capital of the country, if not the entire world. This makes it a good barometer for understanding the...
JPMorgan's Dimon warns of stock market correction
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Jamie Dimon, the chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, told the BBC that a serious market correction could come in the next ...
Why cybersecurity training isn’t enough to stop phishing hacks
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A recent study of nearly 20,000 University of California, San Diego Health workers found cybersecurity training reduced the likelihood of successful p...
Our economic future is a black box
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Know how the government shutdown put the kibosh on federal data distribution, like last week’s cancelled September jobs report? Well experts haven’...
What Trump's tariffs are doing to global trade
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just two months ago, the World Trade Organization predicted global trade would grow by nearly 2% next year. Now, it’s revised that forecast down to ...
Using tariffs to help farmers ... harmed by tariffs
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Chinese goods earlier this year, China ceased crop purchases from U.S. farmers. That hurt American agri...
Gold prices surge to a new record
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Gold has breached $4,000 an ounce for the first time, following one of its strongest monthly performances and its biggest ...
AI "workslop" is hurting coworker dynamics
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI slop is pointless content shared online like fake images and videos. A new study in the Harvard Business Review wants us to consider a variant: “...
“How We Survive” returns Oct. 15
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a future where chocolate and coffee are rare and expensive; where cheap, nutritional staples, like corn and wheat, are threatened.The climate ...
Filling the federal data void
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The federal government shutdown drags on this week, leaving a labor data vacuum. Private firms are hoping to fill the gap with their own data sets —...
The politicization of the National Guard
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A growing list of U.S. cities are set to see National Guard troops in their communities as President Trump explores ways to deploy the military on Ame...
The ACA subsides at the heart of the shutdown fight
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Health care is a major sticking point between Republicans and Democrats in the government shutdown standoff. Congressional Democrats are refusing to e...
What's next for interest rates? Look to the Fed minutes.
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Later this week, we’ll learn more about how the Federal Reserve decided to cut interest rates when the Federal Open Market Committee releases the mi...
Coal gets dethroned
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Energy thinktank Ember says that for the first time, solar and wind met all new global electricity demand in the first hal...
Why is it called a bull market or a bear market?
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bridget and Ryan are at the Podcast Hosts for Youths Sleepaway Camp, but Ryan just can’t fall asleep. That’s when they meet Dougie Pickles, host o...
Online job scams are a growing problem
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The number of scams involving job postings and offers nearly tripled between 2020 and 2024, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The change tran...
Are AI financing loops efficient or alarming?
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI announced it will invest big time in chipmaker AMD, potentially in exchange for a stake in the firm. As AI investment has ramped up, similar de...
A shutdown, layoffs, and yet the market keeps surging
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, the White House threatened more layoffs if negotiations between Democrats and Republicans continue to go nowhere. Meanwhile, 100,000...
Let's talk about climate finance
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The nonprofit One Earth has been tracking $400 billion worth of private investment in climate change solutions. Thing is, the amount of money being in...
Japan preps to elect new leader as its economic woes deepen
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: The Nikkei 225 stock index in Japan rose sharply on the first day of trading after Sanae Takaichi won the contest to lead ...
Export controls on TikTok's algorithm are unique but not unprecedented
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Algorithms, which are just sets of instructions expressed in code, are harder to restrict than physical goods. But, as Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty ...
Is craft beer's popularity going flat?
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, Kimberly is joined by Marketplace’s very own Henry Epp to chat about his reporting on the “maturing” of the craft beer indust...
The 'K' in 'K-shaped economy' stands for 'kitchen'
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The gap between how high-income and low-income Americans are faring in this economy is growing. One example? Fast food restaurants are struggling whil...
No jobs report? We're still on the case
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The September hiring and unemployment data won't be released today due to the ongoing government shutdown. These reports are typically among the five ...
A closed federal government means no September jobs report
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The partial government shutdown now means two of the top five most important readouts on the economy will not be released on Friday, as scheduled. It'...
Japan prepares to elect a new leader as its economic woes deepen
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader on Saturday, and he or she will become the country's next...
Bytes: Week in Review - California's new sweeping AI law
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
California passed a sweeping law setting up new AI safety rules this week. Meanwhile, YouTube settled a lawsuit brought by President Trump over accoun...
On track for a layoffs record
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. is on track for the largest number of announced layoffs since 2020. Yay us! (Kidding.) We can thank a combination of federal cuts and their r...
Another budget breakdown. Why are we like this?
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Messy fights over funding the federal government have become all too familiar in American politics. Why are we like this? On the show today, The Broo...
First came the shutdown, next the layoffs
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Federal worker layoffs are near, according to Trump administration officials. Earlier this week, the president said he would use the government shutdo...
As the labor market cools, job scams heat up
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unemployment remains relatively low, but the labor market is slowing down. Private payroll company ADP estimates the private sector lost 32,000 jobs l...
Europe plans to build a high-tech 'drone wall'
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Some European Union countries have backed plans for the new defense system to keep out unmanned aircraft from Russia. But ...
VCs are investing in LA's defense tech startups
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So far this year, LA defense tech companies have raised $4 billion in funding — more than double last year's haul, according to Los Angeles Times te...
The data dogs are howling
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The government shutdown means crucial jobs data will likely be postponed, right as the Fed weighs its next move. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee...
What a time to be making monetary policy
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Markets are having to digest a lot right now. There's the government shutdown, plus new private payroll data showing the economy lost jobs in Septembe...
How the government shutdown will affect federal workers
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The slow-moving train wreck we've been watching unfold for a week, has indeed wrecked: the government officially shutdown at midnight. Hundreds of tho...
A sunscreen scandal heats up in Australia
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Eighteen sunscreen products have been pulled from shelves in Australia because of safety concerns; testing showed they did...
Could AI ever be used safely for mental health support?
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The role of artificial intelligence in mental health care is an unsettled issue. States including Illinois, Utah, and Nevada limit or ban the use of A...
The "stuck economy," tariffs and Wall Street
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While the stock market appears unconcerned about potential red flags in this economy, the bond market's a bit more cautious. As Washington nears a shu...
Checking the pulse of the Las Vegas economy
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Las Vegas is facing a months long decline in tourism, partly due fewer international visitors to the United States overall. So is Las Vegas dead? “M...
Immigration policy meets higher ed
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for foreign workers threatens to upend hiring in tech. But the fee goes far beyond jus...
New day, new tariffs
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration is set to impose new tariffs on foreign soft timber and wood products, citing national security concerns. The White House als...
Woman pleads guilty in multi-billion-dollar bitcoin fraud
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: A Chinese national in London has pleaded guilty to illegally acquiring and possessing bitcoin in what's thought to be the ...
Colleges turn to video essays to counter AI-written submissions
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Colleges and universities are dealing with a growing problem of college admission essays being written by artificial intelligence. Rather than try to ...
Why does everything cost more at airports?
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You had lots of travel related money questions! So, Bridget and Ryan are on a money mission. While racing through the airport on their way to the San ...
The housing market is "locked in"
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pending home sales rose in August, boosted by a slight drop in mortgage rates. Overall, though, the market remains sluggish — owners don't want to g...
From "How We Survive": The climate crisis is an economic crisis
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Smarties! Today we’re sharing a special bonus episode from “How We Survive.” It’s a conversation between host Amy Scott, “Marketplace”...
The climate crisis is an economic crisis (bonus episode)
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re dropping into your feeds today to share this special bonus episode.It’s a conversation between host Amy Scott, Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal ...
On the brink of a shutdown, markets don't care
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump and congressional leaders are meeting at the White House on Monday to try and avoid a government shutdown. But both sides are digging ...
Gloom in oil country
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Texas oil and gas firms are feeling pessimistic about the upcoming year. In the latest Dallas Fed survey, energy firms reported lower production, incr...
Factory workers in Brazil vote to temporarily lay themselves off
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: The decision at Toyota in Brazil comes after intense storms halted production at its factories in the state of Sao Paulo, ...
Can an AI chatbot change your political beliefs?
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Researchers at several universities tested how successful artificial intelligence can be at political persuasion, and found some AI chatbots were 40-5...
Make Me Smart: Fat Bear Week Edition
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, Alaska Public Media reporter Ava White joins Kimberly to make us smarter about Fat Bear Week and the issues that are top of mind fo...
Consumer spending outpaced income — again
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In August, Americans spent more than they made for the third month in a row. Thanks to tariff-induced price bumps, consumers are dipping into savings ...
The status of a potential U.S.-owned TikTok
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday that paves the way for TikTok to be controlled by U.S. interests, avoiding a Congressional ...
Why buyers have wracked up so much car loan debt
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this month, a company called Tricolor abruptly filed for bankruptcy. The Texas-based firm offered auto loans to buyers with poor (or no) credi...
Trump slaps tariffs on imported drugs
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs, including a 100% levy on branded or patented drug imports from Oct. 1 on...
Bytes: Week in Review - Big Tech/small tech divide over $100K visa fee
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review, Nova Safo speaks with Axios tech policy reporter Maria Curi about the details and lingering u...
A quick GDP refresher
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Turns out the economy grew faster than we initially thought in the second quarter of 2025. Between a slowing job market and uncertain trade policies, ...
The music industry vs. AI
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re diving into the business of music. Trapital founder Dan Runcie joins Kimberly to explain what Anthropic’s recent copyright settlement ...
Spilling the tea on beverage splurges
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A lunch out may give you sticker shock, but a popping boba won't pop the budget, right? While some consumers are trying to be more money-conscious, ma...