Marketplace podcast

Marketplace

Every weekday, host Kai Ryssdal helps you make sense of the day's business and economic news — no econ degree or finance background required. "Marketplace" takes you beyond the numbers, bringing you context. Our team of reporters all over the world speak with CEOs, policymakers and regular people just trying to get by.

Every weekday, host Kai Ryssdal helps you make sense of the day's business and economic news — no econ degree or finance background required. "Marketplace" takes you beyond the numbers, bringing you context. Our team of reporters all over the world speak with CEOs, policymakers and regular people just trying to get by.

 

#50

The future of self-driving cars

Amazon’s autonomous vehicle company, Zoox, can now roll out 2,500 of its vehicles annually... more

31 Jul 2026

26 MINS

26:37

31 Jul 2026


#49

Why price-squeezed consumers still shell out for organic

Since 2020, the cost of groceries has risen 26%. But contrary to what you might think, cas... more

30 Jul 2026

26 MINS

26:31

30 Jul 2026


#48

The states making extra off of high gas prices

The Trump administration’s war in the Middle East has driven up fuel prices globally. As d... more

29 Jul 2026

26 MINS

26:45

29 Jul 2026


#47

No, Trump's tariffs haven't reshored manufacturing jobs

President Trump insists his economic policies have supported a reshoring of manufacturing ... more

28 Jul 2026

26 MINS

26:16

28 Jul 2026


#46

TPS cuts will tear through the labor market

More than 330,000 Haitians lost their ability to legally live and work in the U.S. this we... more

27 Jul 2026

26 MINS

26:05

27 Jul 2026


#45

A year later, is Trump’s investment in Intel… a win-win?

Intel’s sales [jumped by 25%] (https://www.wsj.com/tech/intel-intc-q2-earnings-report-2026... more

24 Jul 2026

25 MINS

25:59

24 Jul 2026


#44

Unemployment filings hit a 55-year low

Sounds rosy, right? Not if you’re long-term unemployed, underemployed, or a new grad. In t... more

23 Jul 2026

25 MINS

25:55

23 Jul 2026


#43

What's driving up the 30-year Treasury yield?

The yield on a 30-year Treasury bond has been hovering above 5% for a couple weeks — the l... more

22 Jul 2026

26 MINS

26:30

22 Jul 2026


#42

What Anthropic's copyright settlement means

Anthropic settled a copyright case Monday, agreeing to pay out $1.5 billion to authors who... more

21 Jul 2026

25 MINS

25:46

21 Jul 2026


#41

The four dollar threshold

Blink and you’d miss it — gas prices cooled earlier this summer as the Iran war reached a ... more

20 Jul 2026

26 MINS

26:02

20 Jul 2026


#40

Will Chevron-Iraq deal solve oil woes?

The short answer is no, the Chevron-Iraq deal won’t solve the problem. So why did the U.S.... more

17 Jul 2026

25 MINS

25:14

17 Jul 2026


#39

Businesses brace for tariff déjà vu

The White House has proposed new tariffs on 60 countries that allegedly aren’t doing enoug... more

16 Jul 2026

25 MINS

25:22

16 Jul 2026


#38

The U.S. has the steepest inflation in the G7

Though the latest inflation reports show price growth cooled a bit in June, U.S. inflation... more

15 Jul 2026

25 MINS

25:31

15 Jul 2026


#37

Inflation came down in June. Will it stay that way?

We got a better-than-expected June CPI report: Inflation slowed in both the goods and serv... more

14 Jul 2026

25 MINS

25:32

14 Jul 2026


#36

Big banks fare well in this rocky economy

Five major banks report earnings Tuesday morning, and analysts expect them to be rosy. Des... more

13 Jul 2026

25 MINS

25:12

13 Jul 2026


#35

The other war affecting fuel prices

Energy prices are up, and we’ve got a war to thank. Two wars, actually. While all eyes hav... more

10 Jul 2026

25 MINS

25:11

10 Jul 2026


#34

Return to war could fuel inflation

Inflation that resulted from the U.S. war with Iran had just begun to cool when President ... more

09 Jul 2026

26 MINS

26:00

09 Jul 2026


#33

Gas prices are headed back up

President Trump called off the a ceasefire with Iran Wednesday morning, sending the U.S. b... more

08 Jul 2026

26 MINS

26:00

08 Jul 2026


#32

Despite stellar earnings, Samsung's stock slumps

Samsung just reported a whopping 1,800% profit increase for the second quarter of this yea... more

07 Jul 2026

26 MINS

26:03

07 Jul 2026


#31

Back-to-school shopping? Already?

U.S. families expect to spend more than $900 on back-to-school shopping this year, accordi... more

06 Jul 2026

26 MINS

26:09

06 Jul 2026


#30

Trading up to an AI-proof career

Careers in the trades — a path that’s largely more AI-proof, less expensive, and more depe... more

03 Jul 2026

25 MINS

25:03

03 Jul 2026


#29

An underwhelming June jobs report

The Labor Department’s June jobs report came in with just 57,000 new jobs added. Economist... more

02 Jul 2026

25 MINS

25:28

02 Jul 2026


#28

What would make Kevin Warsh consider a "Fed put?"

It’s unclear what Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will do regarding interest rates, but ... more

01 Jul 2026

25 MINS

25:56

01 Jul 2026


#27

A confusing economy means a less confident consumer

Fresh data on consumer confidence shows a lot of mixed signals — Americans are feeling bet... more

30 Jun 2026

25 MINS

25:31

30 Jun 2026


#26

The president's new power over independent agencies

The Supreme Court’s ruling Monday expanded presidential power over agencies that would tra... more

29 Jun 2026

25 MINS

25:33

29 Jun 2026


#25

The AI inflation roller coaster

Economists are forecasting that AI is likely to cause prices to rise over the course of th... more

26 Jun 2026

25 MINS

25:20

26 Jun 2026


#24

Inflation sped up in May. What's to blame?

Inflation was up 4.1% in May, according to the BEA’s personal consumption expenditures ind... more

25 Jun 2026

25 MINS

25:20

25 Jun 2026


#23

High inflation or ... high inflation?

When the U.S. launched a war against Iran, some Wall Street traders bet the ensuing energy... more

24 Jun 2026

25 MINS

25:14

24 Jun 2026


#22

A "starter" home for $1 million?

A typical starter home in nearly 250 U.S. cities is now worth $1 million or more, accordin... more

23 Jun 2026

25 MINS

25:21

23 Jun 2026


#21

Inflation is moving the wrong way

The last time Austan Goolsbee voted in an FOMC meeting, he was one of two policymakers opp... more

22 Jun 2026

25 MINS

25:15

22 Jun 2026