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What you need to know about those 'Trump Accounts'
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration held a summit yesterday, all about Trump Accounts — those are investment accounts for babies born during his term. The gove...
The costs of banning gender-affirming care
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at ending gender-affirming care for transgender children and teenagers under 19. Sin...
Trade talks underway between the U.K. and China
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the latest political leader to visit China for trade talks. Chinese President Xi Jinpi...
What it costs to pass down a language
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Author and journalist Aymann Ismail wants his kids to grow up with a real connection to their Egyptian roots, including speaking Arabic. For his famil...
A recycling startup joins the AI boom
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino takes a tour of Redwood Material’s new R&D Lab with CTO Colin Campbell. Redwood, an EV battery recycling s...
Does the EU even want a strong euro?
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We keep hearing how the U.S. dollar has been “weakening.” Put another way, the euro is getting stronger: It hit $1.20 earlier this week. But the l...
The messy, tricky, hairy task of economic forecasting
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been deluged with the annual economic and market forecasts that traditionally mark the turn of a new year. Is it worth paying attention to the...
Could a shutdown over ICE be in the cards?
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There's a chance that the federal government will shut down late this week over reform and funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which also...
Beware the AI boom, says Cisco boss
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: One of the world’s leading technology bosses has warned there could be “carnage" if a bubble in AI share prices bursts...
Infrastructure lessons from the dot-com bubble
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino speaks with Paul Vixie, vice president at AWS Security and an early internet innovator, about the rapid buildout...
Let's tour the growing AI economy
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence companies raised enormous amounts of money in 2025, and made major investments in development and infrastructure. What’s nex...
Trump’s rift with Europe
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The European Union is still reeling after President Trump’s Davos appearance, even after he walked back some of his Greenland threats. A big questio...
Will Trump's proposals improve housing affordability?
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump is rolling out plans to make housing more affordable. He's ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase $200 billion in mortg...
Farmers feel the big freeze
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Freezing temperatures and ice over the past weekend have impacted agricultural industries across the U.S. This morning, we'll learn about its effects ...
Unpacking the "mother of all deals"
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: India and the European Union have agreed to a major trade deal after nearly two decades of on-and-off negotiations. The wi...
A historic home tour of the virtual world
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
529 Bryant St. in Palo Alto, California, is home to a key landmark in tech history. Now owned and operated as a data center by Equinix, the building h...
As AI expands, Americans have doubts
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence is one of a handful of industries propelling this economy forward. But as the sector explodes, not everyone is on board. Ameri...
Digging in to defense spending
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The second deadly shooting in Minnesota by immigration agents has some Democrats in Washington renewing calls for reform to the Department of Homeland...
ICE's presence hits small businesses in Minnesota
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Following yet another deadly shooting by ICE agents in Minnesota, more than 60 CEOs there have now signed a letter calling on federal, state, and loca...
Europe bets big on wind
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: A group of European countries has signed a clean energy pact, committing to build an offshore wind power grid in the North...
Raising the “speed limit” on AI’s “information highway”
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Billions of dollars has been poured into the AI economy in recent years. As part of a new series about what the AI economy means for you, Marketplace ...
Your car company also wants to be your bank
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The FDIC has approved proposals by GM and Ford to launch their own banking units. That means the automakers will be able to provide their own auto loa...
The infrastructure side of the AI boom
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tech companies are pouring billions into developing the infrastructure necessary to meet the demand for artificial intelligence. But what does that in...
TikTok is here to stay
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TikTok says it has formed a joint venture for U.S. operations with majority American ownership. The deal is intended to address national security conc...
Economic power as a cudgel
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Usually a relatively quiet affair, this year’s World Economic Forum made headlines as President Donald Trump walked in with threatening language ove...
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Sanctions on the export of Russian oil have left many ships stuck at sea, unable to unload their cargoes. Today, we speak ...
Bytes: Week in Review - SpaceX eyes an IPO, community members want legal commitments from Micron, and YouTube to ditch AI slop
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A Micron memory chip factory in upstate New York is wrangling with local groups who want legal assurances the project will benefit the local community...
Here's what kept GDP climbing this summer
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Revised GDP data for this past summer shows the U.S. economy grew faster than we initially thought. A few key parts of the private services sector pro...
What is media capture?
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has routinely sought to influence the business dealings of U.S. media companies, including Netflix and Paramount’s fight over the fu...
How would a credit card interest rate cap even work?
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump acknowledged yesterday that he'll need help from Congress to cap credit card interest at 10%. He also talked about this at the ...
What's next for Cuba after Venezuela?
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Following the president's intervention in Venezuela, the Trump administration is escalating threats against several sovereign nations. Now, Cuba is se...
Stocks rally in Europe as relations thaw in Davos
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: The world has been reacting to President Donald Trump's announcement of a vague framework agreement over the future of Gre...
Unraveling the complex knot of an AI-generated hoax
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the era of AI, sometimes a story is really just too good to be true, even if the initial evidence suggests otherwise.And as artificially engineered...
Help! My coworker wants a copy of my house key!
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wrestled with an unusual work problem and didn’t know where to turn? In our recurring advice column, “Work Drama,” we try to find answers t...
The EU owns $8 trillion in Treasurys
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The EU owns $8 trillion in Treasurys. Sure, Eurozone governments probably won’t use ‘em as leverage in the Trump-Greenland situation — and even ...
Trump, Davos, and markets
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump spoke in front of international leaders in Davos, Switzerland. There, he touted his use of tariffs to disrupt the...
Worlds apart on generative AI use
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
People around the world are using AI more than Americans, a new poll finds. About 40% of adults in the U.S. told pollsters that they used generative A...
Will Elon Musk buy Europe's biggest budget airline?
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has picked a fight with Michael O'Leary, the chief executive of Ryanair; after O'Leary said Rya...
Welcome to the 'infocalypse'
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Information Apocalypse Now.AI content is flooding social feeds and its getting increasingly hard to determine what is real versus what is fake. Aviv O...
The global trade status quo is shifting. Will the U.S. be left out?
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After decades of globalization, the U.S. may be paying a political price: International leaders are forging new trade agreements independent of Americ...
The changes coming to federal student loans in 2026
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For student loan borrowers, the past few years have felt like whiplash. From the fallout of the Biden-era SAVE plan to policies in the Trump administ...
Trump is ready for Davos. Is Davos ready for Trump?
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the second day of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. It's a meeting that attracts some of the world's most powerful peop...
Fed independence goes before the Supreme Court
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow in the case around President Donald Trump's bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over mo...
Trump's Greenland ambitions dominate Davos
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: It's day two of the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where President Donald Trump's goal of acquiring Gr...
How "surveillance pricing" charges one online customer more than another for the same item
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Consumers have heard of “dynamic pricing,” when the prices are based on demand within a single moment. But whether they know it or not, they’re ...
U.S.-EU relationship status: It's complicated
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has announced new tariffs on European Union countries, aimed at forcing a deal for the U.S. to acquire Greenland. But the EU could res...
Sometimes a little lipstick goes a long way
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's called the "lipstick effect." Consumers sometimes splurge on small luxuries — like cosmetics, accessories, and more — as a sort of rebellio...
The economic fight over Greenland
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump has made it very clear that he wants to purchase Greenland, although he hasn't ruled out the use of military force. Now, he's t...
Putting China's economic figures in context
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: New data shows that China's economy grew by 5% last year. While positive, it’s not anywhere near the stellar growth figu...
The 'biohacking' trend that has tech workers experimenting on themselves
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In an industry known for pushing the bounds of human innovation, tech elites are now trying to push the bounds of their own bodies. The hot new biohac...
Skilled labor scarcity
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
An AI-driven construction boom is coming, some hope. But to build all that infrastructure, the U.S. is going to need a lot more construction workers, ...
On the ground in Minnesota
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, Dana Ferguson, political correspondent for MPR News, joins Kimberly to share how her community has been affected by a recent surge ...
Paying more at national parks
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
International visitors to 11 U.S. national parks, including Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, and Sequoia, now have to pay more to get in — as in, up to...
Corporate leaders in Minnesota stay silent amid ICE raids. Why?
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Minnesota is home to more than a dozen Fortune 500 companies, including 3M, Target, Best Buy, and General Mills. But in a wave of wake immigration arr...
Can Canada and China repair their relationship?
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have announced a "new strategic partnership" at a meetin...
Bytes: Week in Review – New chip exports for China, Microsoft to pay electricity for AI data centers, and Gemini will power Apple’s AI
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Those massive AI data centers going in across the country can use as much energy as an entire city. President Trump said this week he wants tech compa...
Trump's latest plan to lower mortgage rates
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump recently ordered government-backed mortgage companies (that’s Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) to buy up $200 billion in mortgage-backed ...
It's brutal out here (in the job market)
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Marketplace’s “This Is Uncomfortable” is back with new episodes about life and how money messes with it. Today, host Reema Khrais joins Kimberly...
Potential signs of a friendlier housing market
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
2025 was a tough year for homebuyers. Two things happened over the last three months of the year that helped people trying to buy a home: Housing pric...
What happened to Saks?
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Saks Global — the luxury retail conglomerate that owns brands like Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman — filed for Chapter 11 b...
Will the focus on Greenland attract international investors?
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Despite Wednesday’s inconclusive talks between the U.S., Denmark, and Greenland, investors are starting to examine how G...
Surviving job hunting hell
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Job hunting has a way of testing your limits. It can be hard not to question yourself (or spiral) when the process stretches on far longer than you im...
Teaching students to 'be better than a robot'
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to AI, educators biggest worry: cheating.With the click of a button, students can form papers, generate test answers or even finish thei...
How much money is "enough"?
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to have “enough” money? Reema Khrais explores the feeling behind this question — the fear, comparison and the way “not enoug...
Finding work as a young person? In this economy?
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The unemployment rate in December among people aged 20 to 24 was 8.2%. That’s up nearly a full percentage point from 2024, and much higher than t...
Fact-checking Trump's economic record
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump traveled to Michigan yesterday to tout the economy's performance during his second administration. He spoke at the Detroit Econ...
Microsoft agrees to foot AI data center costs
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The data centers needed to power AI are controversial in many communities. People worry about that extra demand driving up their electricity bills, wh...
In the face of a trade war, China defies the odds
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: China has announced record export numbers and the largest trade surplus in global history: $1.2 trillion. Despite the impa...
This Swiss city wants to become the bitcoin capital of Europe
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The pretty Swiss lakeside town of Lugano has set out to become Europe’s bitcoin capital, with the aim of attracting bitcoin companies and the crypto...
It's not just you — food prices rose 2.4% last year
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The cost of food consumed at home was up 0.7% month-over-month in December, and 2.4% year-over-year. Go back five years, and grocery prices are up 25%...
Trump vs. the courts
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Seemingly infinite battles over President Donald Trump’s agenda have been playing out in the courts over the past year. But when all’s said and do...
Inflation is stubbornly steady
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the final consumer price index reading for 2025 this morning. Spoiler alert: Inflation is still too high. Pric...
2026 has its first new tariff threat
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump said on social media that he is imposing a 25% tariff on goods from countries “doing business” with Iran in response to Ira...
AI deepfakes could lead to fines and country-wide bans
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: There's mounting pressure on Grok — the AI chatbot that's part of Elon Musk's social media platform, X — over the gen...
AI is eating up the world's computing memory
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Much like graphics processing units, high bandwidth memory is essential for training and running AI. It's paired with all those NVIDIA chips that have...
The Fed under attack
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell, a move Powell has since called "an unprecedent...
The politicization of monetary policy
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump’s growing frustration with the Federal Reserve’s commitment to political independence reached fever pitch over the weekend when Fe...
Fed investigation is politically motivated, Powell says
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Officially, the Federal Reserve is being investigated by the Justice Department over office building renovations. But in a video statement Sunday, Fed...
AI and the entry-level job market
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: Recent college graduates say they’re struggling to find entry-level positions. How much of the job market squeeze can be...
Building a home with future fires in mind
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On Jan. 7, 2025, the Eaton and Palisades Fires began, killing 31 people and destroying around 13,00 homes in the Los Angeles area. A year later, resid...
The weak spot in this job market
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The rate of jobless Americans who’ve been out of work for over 27 weeks — also known as “long-term unemployed” — hit 26% in December, accord...
Less-than-great expectations for upcoming jobs data
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The January jobs report and consumer price index come out this week, and experts expect both employment and inflation to hold relatively steady. But t...
New year, new mayor, New York
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, WNYC reporter Brigid Bergin joins Kimberly to talk about New York City’s brand new Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose campaign on afford...
The worst year for job creation since 2020
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
According to the just-released December jobs report, only 50,000 people were hired last month, fewer than expected. Overall, the month capped off the ...
In Altadena, attempting to rebuild for resilience
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Altadena residents eager to build more fire-resistant new homes run up against obstacles of expense, labor, availability of materials, and of course, ...
Iran's government cuts internet access
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: The Iranian government has shut down internet access in response to ongoing protests, with demonstrators calling for the r...
Bytes: Week in Review – New year, new state AI laws, new showdown with Trump admin.
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
X, formerly Twitter, is facing a global backlash because users are directing the platform's AI chatbot, Grok, to generate non-consensual intimate imag...
Productivity climbs — without hiring to match
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Labor economists will tell ya, productivity growth leads to more hiring. The idea is, once a company is operating more efficiently, they’ll try expa...
Venezuela and Trump's new Monroe Doctrine
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of U.S. military action in Venezuela, including the capture of the country’s leader Nicolás Maduro, we’re left with questions about w...
The surveillance state comes for grocery stores
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Supermarket chain Wegmans has made headlines this week for their use of surveillance technology on customers. But they’re far from the only retailer...
After LA fires, struggles for the homes still standing
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The homes still left standing after last year’s Eaton Fire face their own set of questions and challenges. What types of structures stand up better ...
A bumpy ride ahead for bond markets
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: After a rocky 2025, many analysts expect a similarly unsettled 2026. Plus, a new study indicates faster weight gain after ...
Surveillance cameras livestreamed for the internet to see
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For the past couple months, YouTube technologist Benn Jordan has been investigating Flock Safety surveillance cameras. With the help of 404 Media, the...
Labor market anxieties grow
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The job market has been steadily losing steam and workers have noticed. Though the unemployment rate remains fairly low, some groups are experiencing ...
Post-fire, families weigh staying or leaving
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The estimated value of the homes wiped out by the Eaton and Palisades fires one year ago? $27 billion. On a single street in Altadena, 15 houses were ...
Thousands stranded amid flight cancellations in Amsterdam
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the BBC World Service: One of Europe's busiest airports has canceled more than 700 flights today as a disruption caused by snow and ice enters a ...
Farming in the digital age
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Over a century ago, farmers exchanged their horses and plows for the automated tractor. Generations of farmers have come, gone and watched technology ...
Corporations expected to take on record debt in 2026
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This year, amid ongoing economic uncertainty, corporations are expected to refinance old debt, invest in artificial intelligence, and prep for mergers...
The road to rebuilding, one year after the LA wildfires
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a year since the Eaton and Palisades fires swept through Southern California, taking 31 lives and destroying over 16,000 structures — in...
Finding a contractor one year after California's wildfires
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Kunkel is a father of two, works in the solar panel business, and is a neighbor of "Marketplace Morning Report" host David Brancaccio. Kunkel l...