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Credit keeps consumers consuming - Marketplace
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Of course retail sales were up in December — credit card debt hit an all-time high. Plus, lawyers prep for Trump 2.0.
8h ago
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Is retrofitting a home to resist wildfires affordable?
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The costs can vary widely and using the right building materials is essential, says wildfire policy analyst Kimiko Barrett.
9h ago
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Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, joins Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams for “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”
13h ago
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Navigating the maze of insurance after destructive fires - Marketplace
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Today: a conversation with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara about gaps in insurance and what the road to recovery might look like.
#disasters #eatonfire #insurance #wildfires #cawildfires #pallisadesfire
13h ago
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Pesto the penguin puffs up Australian aquarium’s bottom line - Marketplace
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The aquarium that houses Pesto has seen revenue increase 60% year over year.
14h ago
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Could TikTok alternatives RedNote and Lemon8 be banned? - Marketplace
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The potential prohibition of the Chinese social media giant has sent users in search of other options. But some are based in China too.
on Wed, 8PM
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What could be "the costliest insured loss due to wildfires in history" - Marketplace
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While more damage and displacement is expected, we'll examine the estimated losses recorded so far.
on Wed, 7PM
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The role of catastrophe bonds in LA's rebuilding efforts - Marketplace
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Catastrophe bonds play an important role in keeping the insurance market functioning. But what happens catastrophe actually strikes?
on Wed, 7PM
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Why more people will receive a 1099-K tax form this year - Marketplace
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A 1099-K form is sent to self-employed people who use third-party payment apps. Its threshold has been lowered from $20,000 to $5,000.
on Mon, 10PM
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Los Angeles wildfires pose additional risk for the city's homeless - Marketplace
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There are roughly 75,000 people in Los Angeles experiencing homelessness, and evacuation shelters are filling with newly displaced people.
on Sun, 8AM
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Why 2025 may be the year of small AI - Marketplace
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Niall Firth, executive editor of the MIT Technology Review, explains that so-called small language models are focused on useful tasks and much cheaper to develop and run than LLMs. For those reasons, he says, they'll become pervasive.
on Sat, 11PM
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How homeownership got so out of reach - Marketplace
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The median American homebuyer is getting wealthier. Plus, reaching 2% inflation becomes trickier the closer the Fed gets to that goal.
on Jan 11
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New pipelines are expected to ease glut of Permian natural gas - Marketplace
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Natural gas is a byproduct of oil production, and there's been a lot of that in Texas. The excess gas has depressed prices.
on Jan 11
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Coal demand is up. Thank data centers and industrialization. - Marketplace
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To power their industrializing economies, a few nations are using more coal. The rest of the world is moving in the opposite direction.
on Jan 11
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Greater natural gas production is boost to U.S. at home and abroad
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In the past decade, natural gas production has tripled in several major U.S. oil fields. Much of it has been liquified and shipped abroad.
on Jan 11
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How do economists measure economic uncertainty?
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It's pretty tricky to measure. Some economists developed a method that uses news coverage as a proxy for uncertainty.
on Jan 10
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The cost of wildfires - Marketplace
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Spending on wildfire recovery has been growing for years. Plus, gas prices affect inflation, even when they're excluded from the calculations.
on Jan 9
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Oil and gas prices are lower, which helps moderate overall inflation - Marketplace
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The EIA reports that gas prices were on average 21 cents lower per gallon in 2024 than in 2023, thanks, in part, to a surplus of oil.
on Jan 9
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Can we trust the expiration dates on our food? - Marketplace
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These dates tell us how long food will maintain its highest quality, but pantry items are often still safe to eat after expiration.
on Jan 7
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Is Walmart's Birkin knockoff legal? - Marketplace
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Handbags that resemble the luxe Hermès Birkin have sold for less than $100 at the mass-market retailer. Is that infringement or just a good deal?
on Jan 3
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More Texans are investing in microgrids to avoid power outages - Marketplace
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Microgrids generate and supply their own power in tandem with the grid and work as a backup option in case extreme weather knocks out power.
on Jan 3
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Strong dollar shows no signs of weakening - Marketplace
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The prospect of tariffs and of interest rates staying higher for longer will likely continue to push up the U.S. dollar's value in 2025.
on Jan 2
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Women's wealth is growing, and wealth managers are adjusting - Marketplace
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Bloomberg's Claire Ballentine reports that women tend to be conservative, thoughtful investors and donate more to charity than men.
on Jan 1
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All about CLT, a new sustainable building material - Marketplace
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Some builders constructing very tall buildings using a traditional material — wood — in a new way. But how sustainable is it?
on Jan 1
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Job churn has been at historic lows. AI could change that. - Marketplace
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Leaders need to develop a safety net that will help displaced workers find good jobs, says senior economics contributor Chris Farrell.
on Dec 30
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How much can Americans spend? Check the money supply.
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M1 and M2 figure into consumption and inflation and can be used as a policy lever by the Federal Reserve.
on Dec 27
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Why are corporate spinoffs popular right now? - Marketplace
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Parts of companies can be worth more on their own. Spinoffs are happening in quickly changing industries, like cable TV and package delivery.
on Dec 27
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Quantum leap? This computing system could advance in 2025. - Marketplace
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Artificial intelligence is sure to get most of the hype, but technologists are making progress in realizing the promise of quantum computing.
on Dec 25
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Why there's no TikTok in China - Marketplace
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TikTok’s sister app, Douyin, has more than 700 million users in China. But why did ByteDance, the company behind both apps, create similar but separate products in the first place? Jennifer Pak, Marketplace’s China correspondent, explains.
on Dec 24
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This Social Security fix for government retirees won't be cheap - Marketplace
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About 3 million retirees would get full benefits in addition to pensions. As a result, Social Security could hit insolvency earlier.
on Dec 24
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Anthem scandal reveals conflict between insurers, health care providers - Marketplace
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A now-cancelled anesthesia policy by health insurer Anthem highlights conflict between insurers and health care providers over care costs.
on Dec 23
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Why rising cocoa prices don't deter chocolate lovers - Marketplace
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Craft chocolate lovers will eat the higher prices, experts say. But others may alter their consumption habits.
on Dec 18
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Where did all the manufacturing workers go? - Marketplace
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The American economy has lost around 7.5 million manufacturing jobs since 1980, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
on Dec 17
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Who's ahead in the AI arms race — Microsoft? Google? Meta? - Marketplace
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The early technological lead OpenAI had is fading, as Google and Meta continue to release and iterate competing AI products.
on Dec 17
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It's never too late to change careers, even post-retirement - Marketplace
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At 55, Michelle McKenney Jones retired from a 31-year career in corporate human resources and is pursuing her passion for higher education.
on Dec 17
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Native communities twice as likely to have medical debt in collections
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Federal law says Native Americans aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service promises to pay. Some are billed anyway.
on Dec 16
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Why crossover SUVs are now greener than sedans - Marketplace
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"SUV" used to be synonymous with "gas guzzling." But new EPA data shows that small SUVs as a category are now less polluting than sedans.
on Dec 14
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Demographics, prices are keeping Americans where they are - Marketplace
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We're not relocating like we used to, thanks largely to the graying of the population, high home prices and remote work.
on Dec 13
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The drug price blame game - Marketplace
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And, the future of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
on Dec 13
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Insurance premiums are rising, even as inflation cools. Here's why. - Marketplace
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Inflation sent rates up at first. But factors like complex vehicle technology and climate change risk are keeping costs high.
on Dec 13
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The PPI vs. the CPI: same but different
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The producer price index calculates price inflation from businesses' point of view — think labor costs or raw materials prices.
on Dec 13
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Ballooning child care costs force women out of the workforce - Marketplace
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The cost of preschool and daycare has risen by about 26% since 2019, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
on Dec 13
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Food inflation is changing our eating habits - Marketplace
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Many Americans can't shell out more as prices rise. As a result, some are cutting their meat consumption or going to restaurants less.
on Dec 12
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What's behind America's sports betting boom? - Marketplace
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Americans are projected to have bet $150 billion on sports by the end of this year. And 40% of Americans now say they bet on sports.
on Dec 11
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What happens when private equity firms own nursing homes? - Marketplace
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And why who owns a nursing home matters.
on Dec 11
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How did filing cabinets revolutionize data storage? - Marketplace
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Craig Robertson, a media historian at Northeastern University, is the author of "The Filing Cabinet: A Vertical History of Information."
on Dec 11
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Coffee prices near half-century highs - Marketplace
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Drought in Brazil and heavy rains in Vietnam, two major coffee producers, have hurt crops and sent coffee prices soaring.
on Dec 9
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Nearly half of Americans still paying 2023 holiday debt, survey says
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The proportion has doubled since last year. Amid constant advertising, more people have credit card balances — and those balances are rising.
on Dec 8
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The making of Sam Altman - Marketplace
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Journalist Ellen Huet examines the OpenAI CEO’s rise to power over the past two decades in the new season of Bloomberg’s "Foundering" podcast.
on Dec 7
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College graduation rates are up. We can thank community colleges. - Marketplace
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When enrollment declined during the pandemic, two-year institutions boosted support for continuing students.
on Dec 7