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Marketplace Morning Report
Get up to speed on the news each morning with our daily radio show and podcast, “Marketplace Morning Report,” hosted by Kimberly Adams. We give you the economy without the anxiety, in the amount of time it takes to brew a cup of coffee. Start your day with us, on air or by downloading our podcast, f...
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Let's talk about that Social Security cliff
A recent report from the Social Security Board of Trustees finds that the fund that helps pay for retirement benefits will run out of money earlier th...
Health insurance companies adapt to people dropping coverage
More than a million people dropped their Affordable Care Act coverage this year after Congress let enhanced pandemic-era subsidies expire. That number...
What comes next for the Strait of Hormuz?
A tentative deal has been reached to end the war in the Middle East and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan, which has served as a mediator, says th...
The screwworm's return is affecting more than just cattle
This morning, we’re taking a look at screwworms — little flies that’ll essentially eat an animal alive if untreated. When cases started spreading in M...
A hospital saved her son. What happens now that it's closed?
We heard earlier about the closure of a hospital in Thomasville, Alabama, as part of our series chronicling the economic crisis that rural hospitals a...
When the only hospital in town closes
Yesterday, as part of our series examining the economic challenges facing rural health care, "Marketplace Morning Report" host Kimberly Adams visited...
Oil markets scramble after new strikes in the Middle East
Oil prices are still heading up this morning, but a bit more slowly after tensions in the Middle East appear to be easing. Earlier today, Israel and I...
What the rural healthcare crisis looks like in Alabama
There are about 700 hospitals at risk of closure across rural communities in the U.S. Financial headwinds are mounting, with disappearing federal subs...
A blockbuster jobs report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its May jobs report earlier this morning. The economy created 172,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate s...
Should you buy SpaceX, Open AI, or Anthropic stock at IPO?
SpaceX is expected to go public next week in what could be the biggest initial public offering ever. Anthropic has also filed for an IPO, likely later...
The state of the dollar store
Dollar General reports earnings tomorrow. The company already saw its stock jump last week after one of its rivals, Dollar Tree, reported a great firs...
"Just me, myself, and I with the same bills"
More than a third of all Americans think they’ll lack enough savings to retire, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. For some, one so...
Younger consumers are stressed — but resilient
Consumers have grown increasingly worried about inflation, and many are delaying major purchases, according to J.D. Power. That's especially true for...
Disillusioned and doomspending
Heard of "doomspending"? It refers to a feeling of hopelessness about your financial future and spending more freely now than you maybe should. From M...
So maybe no AI-induced job apocalypse?
At a recent conference, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman toned down his talk of mass worker displacement caused by AI. He said he thought AI would have had more...
Worries about water out West
A new U.S. Department of the Interior report confirms what many already feared: The Colorado River system, which pumps out water to 40 million people...
The cost of that Memorial Day travel
Memorial Day weekend is here, kicking off the summer travel season. More Americans are expected to hit the roads this year, but it comes at a time whe...
Call it the "Great Flattening"
About 8,000 Meta employees lost their jobs this week. The company is looking to offset its massive AI spending and “operate with a flatter structure."...
A longer — and more expensive — fire season
The number of hot, dry, windy days is increasing, setting the stage for fires. Wildfire season is off to an awful start. In March, Nebraska had its la...
Understanding Trump's new "Anti-Weaponization Fund"
President Donald Trump has dropped his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns in exchange for the creation of a new $1.8 billion “An...
What war in the Middle East is costing you
The war in Iran has cost Americans more than $40 billion in additional fuel costs, according to an analysis from Brown University’s Watson School of I...
A surge in natural gas exports
"LNG is the next growth story of the next decade," says Kent Britton, CEO of the Port of Corpus Christi. Liquefied natural gas exports are expected to...
The Federal Reserve under Kevin Warsh
Kevin Warsh is officially the next chair of the Federal Reserve. The Senate voted to confirm him to a four-year term on Wednesday. He’ll replace Chair...
Debt is on the rise
Household debt ticked up slightly in the first three months of this year, increasing by $18 billion, according to the New York Fed. Credit card debt i...
Consumer prices were up a lot in April
Prices in the U.S. were up 3.8% year over year in April. That's a faster rate of annual inflation than we saw in March. A main driver was higher energ...
Care to invest in the U.S. during a trade war?
President Donald Trump has tried to pressure foreign countries to invest in the U.S. by threatening tariffs. But for decades, the federal government h...
The context behind 115,000 new jobs
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released fresh jobs data for April. Unemployment remained unchanged at 4.3%, and the overall economy adde...
Productivity is on the upswing
Labor productivity has been on a growth streak for the past year and a half. It increased 0.8% in the first quarter of this year, according to the Bur...
Will healthcare costs sway how you vote?
If you ask people what they’re most worried about affording these days, healthcare tops the list (now tied with gas). And that concern may translate t...
Markets mull an end to war in Iran
The U.S. and Iran are reportedly back to working on an end to the war, and sources say a deal is close. Axios reports that the deal would involve a mo...
Insurers ease up on prior authorization
United Healthcare, the nation’s biggest insurer, announced that it’s cutting back on its requirements for prior authorization by 30%. Prior authorizat...
Will students be shut out of pricier grad programs?
Starting July 1, a cap on federal student loan borrowing limits kicks in. Graduate students will soon only be able to take out $20,500 a year, and up...
How student loan caps shaped one family's college decision
When college-bound high school seniors commit to a school, it's always a complicated calculus, especially for families who need financial aid. But for...
The U.S. economy with fewer immigrants
Last year, more people left the U.S. than moved in — it’s the first time that’s happened in at least half a century. And 2026 is expected to see even...
Big Tech knocked it out of the park
Yesterday, we got quarterly results for some of the biggest companies in the economy, including Google parent company Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and...
Will the Magnificent Seven have magnificent earnings?
Five of the Magnificent Seven — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Apple — are reporting earnings this week. These tech titans have kind of been s...
It's farm bill time
Every five years or so, Congress considers and passes a new version of the farm bill. It is a massive law covering not just agriculture, but also food...
Would a government bailout of Spirit Airlines be worth it?
The Trump administration has reportedly been in talks to bail out Spirit Airlines, either with a big loan or by buying it. The budget airline had alre...
When tariff uncertainty means nixed retirement plans
We've talked a lot about the rollercoaster of tariffs. But behind every economic story is a human one, too. This morning, we check in with Joann Carti...
How about a roadtrip instead?
As people look to plan their summer vacations, they're being price-conscious. While 60% of Americans plan on traveling, more people will drive instead...