Marketplace Morning Report
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Marketplace Morning Report
In less than 10 minutes, we'll get you up to speed on all the news you missed overnight. Throughout the morning, Marketplace's David Brancaccio will bring you the latest business and economic stories you need to know to start your day. And before U.S. markets open, you'll get a global markets update...
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Getting into the deregulation business
The Trump administration is reconfiguring a government watchdog that grew out of the Great Recession. The Financial Stability Oversight Council watche...
What the vibe of your office holiday party says your workplace
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — and with that, the obligatory office holiday party. Thing is, some choices around holiday parties can tell...
Reddit fights Australia's social media ban
From the BBC World Service: Reddit has filed a lawsuit calling for Australia's social media ban for children under 16 to be declared invalid. The text...
When the job market is a "complicated, unusual, difficult situation"
The Federal Reserve decided to cut interest rates again at its meeting this week, partly because Fed officials think the labor market is weaker than i...
ICE raids harken back to COVID-era hardship
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the economic circumstances of many, creating demand for direct aid, interrupting consumer spending, and altering the nat...
Mexico raises tariffs on imports from Asia
From the BBC World Service: Mexico’s parliament has voted in favor of a bill imposing tariffs of between 5% and 50% on more than 1,400 products from A...
On Instacart: same store, same item, different price
Dynamic pricing is here. Several consumer groups designed a shopping experiment with hundreds of volunteers who shopped on Instacart for the same prod...
Beware of shady refinance offers
Today, the Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates by a quarter point. While there's no guarantee of it, the move could translate to lower...
Amazon announces mega investment in India
From the BBC World Service: Amazon has announced plans to double its investment in India by 2030 — to the tune of around $35 billion — with a focus on...
Everyone wants a piece of Warner Bros.
Today, we're walking you through the Hollywood drama currently unfolding over Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio's board has already approved an acqui...
Walmart is moving (to the Nasdaq)
Walmart is moving from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq market. It's the biggest company ever to make the switch. Thing is, Nasdaq has a cool...
Kids in Australia are about to lose social media access
From the BBC World Service: A new law comes into force in Australia today, banning children under 16 from some of their favorite social media platform...
In case you forgot, this is a K-shaped economy
First up on the show: Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, says the economy is doing well. After all, consumers are chugging along, and the stock marke...
Trump's ability to fire has its day in court
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments this morning in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that has broad implications for consumers and workers. The...
U.S. tariffs fail to dent China's trade surplus
From the BBC World Service: The latest economic data from China shows that while exports to the U.S. crashed over the past year, China's towering annu...
Spotify Wrapped, user data, and FOMO
How wired into your brain are tech companies? Spotify offers us a clue. The streaming company runs its Spotify Wrapped marketing campaign every Decemb...
Netflix is buying Warner Bros. Discovery
Following a fierce bidding war, Netflix announced this morning that it’s buying Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal worth more than $82 billion. The deal...
India's biggest airline faces another day of delays and cancellations
From the BBC World Service: Major airports in India have descended into chaos after the airline IndiGo either canceled or delayed hundreds of flights...
California wine grapes rot on the vine
These days, Americans are drinking less alcohol. While that may be a positive from a health perspective, it’s not great news for California grape grow...
Not REAL ID-compliant? Get ready to pay up.
The Transportation Security Administration announced earlier this week that passengers without a REAL ID or other acceptable documents (like a passpor...
Meta faces an investigation over AI in WhatsApp
From the BBC World Service: European antitrust regulators have just launched an investigation into Meta over its rollout of artificial intelligence fe...
Making university research make money
The Trump administration has been clear about its desire for deep federal funding cuts to university research. So, some institutions of higher learnin...
A fuel efficiency rollback
President Donald Trump plans to announce weaker fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks at a White House event today. The move will likely rever...
Europeans pledge to cut out Russian gas
From the BBC World Service: European politicians have reached a provisional agreement to phase out imports of Russian gas by 2027. Exports of oil and...
A sign investors think the economy will remain strong
Corporate bond spreads, extra compensation that corporate bonds pay out compared to government bonds, have been narrowing this year, which means inves...
Costco wants its tariff money back
If Trump's tariffs are illegal, Costco wants a refund. The lawsuits that brought President Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court last month were le...
The U.K. agrees to pay more for American meds
From the BBC World Service: The U.K. government has hailed a deal with the United States to keep tariffs on U.K. pharmaceutical shipments into the U.S...
Private judges for hire
On today's show, we're lifting the veil on a little-known profession in the legal field: private judges. These are judges that businesses or individua...
A spendy, splurgy Black Friday
Despite wavering confidence, Adobe says consumer spending broke records on Black Friday, clocking in at more than $11 billion. Shoppers were enticed b...
Factory output in China falls yet again
From the BBC World Service: Factories in China have long been an engine of economic growth, so it's worrying for leaders in Beijing that a new survey...
The hunt for deals begins. Ready, set, go!
Black Friday still brings more shoppers into stores than any other day of the year. For many, it’s the official kick-off to the holiday shopping seaso...
A pipeline to transport Albertan oil to Canada's Pacific Coast
From the BBC World Service: Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has struck a deal for a 700-mile pipeline carrying 1 million barrels of oil a day to C...
Teaching students to be ethical AI users
It's been almost three years since ChatGPT went live to the world, and it quickly became a helper or shortcut for students. (Ora tool to cheat.) Like...
It's been a rollercoaster for Six Flags
Can a new CEO help turn things around? It’s a rocky time for regional theme parks that aren’t major travel destinations, as they compete for visitors...
A tax-raising budget for the U.K.
From the BBC World Service: The U.K. government's economic outlook response document was accidentally published a half hour early on Wednesday, before...
A tricky time to be a recent college grad
New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland finds that earning a college degree can still help you keep a job and get higher wages, but it...
Slimmed down Medicare prices for diabetes and obesity drugs
Medicare will get a 71% discount off the list price of Ozempic and Wegovy starting in 2027. That will bring the monthly costs of those drugs down from...
Alibaba, cloud growth, and the AI frenzy
From the BBC World Service: Shares in Alibaba rose after the Chinese e-commerce company reported a 34% increase in revenue for its cloud computing div...
Retiring just on Social Security
If not for Social Security, more than 37% of older adults would live below the official poverty line, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Pri...
Talkin' turkey (inflation)
Are the food prices for dishes on your Thanksgiving table going up, down, or staying the same? Well, it all depends on what's on the menu this year. T...