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.
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What a time to be a central bank
The Federal Reserve is meeting at the end of this month to figure out what to do with interest rates. They have a tough task ahead of them: weighing t...
So many different flavors of oil
We talk a lot about the price of oil on this show, but there are actually dozens of types of oil. On today's program, we're learning about where they...
Tariff refunds are coming
The Trump administration says it’ll start issuing refunds for tariffs the Supreme Court ruled were collected illegally next week. Customs and Border P...
The spring housing market's not in full bloom
It's springtime, meaning the real estate market is supposed to be popping. But fresh data from the National Association of Realtors shows seasonally a...
"Marketplace" Live
Nearly 600 Marketplace fans gathered at the Aratani Theatre in downtown Los Angeles to watch Kai Ryssdal present Marketplace Live, in partnership with...
David Brancaccio reflects on thousands of conversations
David Brancaccio has hosted an estimated 16,925 morning shows over 13 years. Now, for his final time in the host chair, David shares snippets of discu...
"Nobody can time the market"
For his second-to-last time hosting an episode of "Marketplace Morning Report," David Brancaccio spoke with the author of arguably the most influentia...
How to freeze out scammers
Today, we're returning to our 2019 Brains and Losses series, which investigated the financial exploitation of older Americans. In the years that have...
The road less traveled (by bike)
As David Brancaccio winds down his tenure as host of the "Marketplace Morning Report," he's speaking with places of work he might have ended up at if...
What keeps big bank CEOs up at night
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, put out his annual letter to shareholders this week. In it, the leader of the largest bank in North America ou...
Keeping an eye on oil prices
The price of crude oil is fluctuating this morning. This comes after oil producers at OPEC+ agreed to slightly increase production over the weekend. W...
Get your kicks on Route 66
To see the U.S. economy in 3D, you gotta hit the open road. 100 years after the iconic highway was built, “Marketplace Morning Report” host David Bran...
The March unemployment rate fell — but there's a catch
The U.S. economy added 178,000 new jobs in March, and the unemployment rate went down. That’s a big improvement from last month’s disappointing jobs r...
A new tariff on imported medication
President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday that threatened tariffs of up to 100% on imported medications. The executive order also ove...
About that presidential address...
The president made the case for the Iran war, and markets were not impressed. After President Donald Trump's address to the nation last night, the pri...
The argument for letting Chinese EVs in
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD told analysts it's confident it can sell 1.5 million vehicles outside of China this year. Chinese EVs are advanced...
Russian oil is giving a lifeline to Cuba
The United States is finally allowing Russian oil to be delivered to Cuba after months of what has basically been an energy blockade imposed by the U....
No longer a nation of movers
Domestic migration in the U.S. has been declining for decades. This morning, we'll look into who's still moving, what factors drive their decision, an...
An entirely new oil disruption
Oil prices continue their upward climb amid conflict in the Middle East. The international benchmark Brent crude is now $115 a barrel; on Friday, it w...
The national debt is ballooning, and Americans are worried
The U.S. national debt crossed $39 trillion last week, and it’s growing fast. Racking up the most recent $5 trillion of that total only took two years...
What's next for the USMCA?
The Trump administration is reviewing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which comes up for renewal this year. The USMCA replaced NAFTA, was a...
A small tax with high costs
People in the U.S. send a lot of money abroad: In 2024 alone, about $93 billion in formal remittances were sent overseas. However, a new federal remit...
Population growth in the U.S. is slowing
Population growth is slowing in most counties in the U.S., according to new population estimates from the Census Bureau. During that time, 310 of the...
ICE agents are at airports. TSA agents aren't really sure why.
TSA agents have been working without pay for more than a month, while ICE agents have started arriving at airports to assist with security lines. Toda...
Will this oil shock push the world more toward renewables?
Fuel costs can be vulnerable during geopolitical conflict. The war in the Middle East has sent shockwaves through energy markets. Over the past two we...
Investors, Treasury bonds, and war in the Middle East
The Treasury Department is holding several government bond auctions this week. Treasury auctions can tell us a lot about the interest rates investors...
The road (or light-rail) to the World Cup
Starting in mid-June, soccer fans will flock to 16 cities across North America for the World Cup. Each match will draw tens of thousands of fans, many...
How to protect yourself from tax season scams
It's tax season. Therefore, it's also tax scam season. A new McAfee survey finds nearly one in four Americans has been a victim of a tax-related scam,...
A word to the wise for air travelers
If you're traveling in the next week or so, get to the airport early. Airport security lines are growing as workers with the Transportation Security A...
Should we expect USPS to make money?
The Postal Service says it's facing a "severe financial crisis." Postmaster General David Steiner testified before a House subcommittee this week and...
Escalation and investor anxieties
Iran attacked critical liquefied natural gas and oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, including a major source of gas for Europe. It was reta...
An attempt to blunt rising oil prices
War continues to rage in the Middle East, and energy infrastructure is being targeted. The price of oil has surged to $115 a barrel, and gas in the U....
Can jewelry ever be truly conflict-free?
The supply chains of gold and precious gems are notoriously difficult to track. Human rights abuses and environmental devastation are often at the roo...
Do we need quarterly earnings reports?
Why not report earnings twice a year? The Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing a proposal to eliminate the requirement for publicly traded...
What CFPB cuts mean for you
Two of the three major credit bureaus are dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints. At the same time, the Trump administration has attempted t...
Europe looks to step back from U.S. Big Tech
Is Europe's reliance on U.S. tech a vulnerability? With geopolitical uncertainties growing under the second Trump administration, governments and inst...
Air travel as a political football
TSA agents are missing their first full month of paychecks as a result of the partial government shutdown. In response, CEOs of major U.S. airlines ha...
Can Congress tackle housing affordability?
The Senate passed a bipartisan bill yesterday that aims to take on housing affordability by increasing the housing supply and cutting red tape. But it...
Tariffs come for the Friday fish fry
Some Christians observe the weeks of Lent leading up to Easter by not eating meat on Fridays. That means that we’re in the thick of fish fry season. T...
Local eatery obituaries
Data shows that chain restaurants grew by 3% last year, while smaller independent restaurants declined by more than 2% as they struggled to navigate r...