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Marketplace Morning Report

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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 from the BBC World Service in London.

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Los Angeles, CA

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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 from the BBC World Service in London.

Language:

English

Contact:

261 South Figueroa Street #200 Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 621-3500


Episodes

Why Americans are drowning in medical debt

3/27/2024
Medical debt is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in America. Throughout the week, we’ll hear portions of a recent “Marketplace Morning Report” event to better understand what’s behind some of these exorbitant costs and hear about potential solutions. Plus, rerouting ships away from the Port of Baltimore will take time and money. We look at the potentials costs and see what other ports stand to gain.

Duration:00:07:53

$1 billion in relief for America’s child care crisis

3/27/2024
The child care system in the U.S. is in crisis. The latest government funding bill just approved by the White House included a $1 billion increase for programs focused on child care and early childhood learning. Advocates see the boost as a win but caution that it still isn’t enough. Then, we’ll discuss what you need to know about the stock market debut of Donald Trump’s Truth Social.

Duration:00:08:10

China’s aging population problem

3/27/2024
From the BBC World Service: China’s leaders are trying to find ways to battle what many economists have described as a demographic ticking time bomb. One in five people are over 60 there, making it the largest elderly population in the world. Plus, flying cars have long been a futuristic dream. A European company has developed — and successfully flown — its “AirCar” but just sold the technology to China.

Duration:00:07:30

The latest on the Baltimore bridge collapse

3/26/2024
After a container ship struck a column of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning, the structure collapsed and sent multiple cars into frigid waters. We’ll discuss what we know so far about the collision and its likely impacts on one of the busiest ports on the East Coast. Also on the program, we’ll hear useful context for the current crisis unfolding in Haiti and what a path forward might look like.

Duration:00:08:41

DJT comes to the Nasdaq

3/26/2024
Shares of former President and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump’s social media company start trading Tuesday morning under the ticker symbol DJT. Initial public offerings can often bounce on their inaugural day, which could boost Trump’s wealth — on paper. But first: some numbers on a critical Baltimore bridge that collapsed overnight. We’ll also analyze Indigenous household finances and hear about a dip in sales at casual restaurant chains like Olive Garden.

Duration:00:08:03

Critical aid still not getting into Gaza

3/26/2024
From the BBC World Service: The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues as aid is still not getting through to large parts of the territory, according to the U.N. agency UNRWA, which reports it is being blocked from delivering food to northern areas. Plus, a court in China sentenced the former president of its football governing body to life in prison for taking bribes, and Canada’s maple syrup reserves reach a 16-year low.

Duration:00:07:46

As Boeing’s CEO steps down, union negotations ramp up

3/25/2024
Boeing’s CEO has announced plans to step down just as the company begins negotiations with its largest labor union, which could authorize a strike in July if its demands aren’t meant. Also, the European Union’s antitrust regular investigates Apple, Google and Meta; why new home sales have become such a large chunk of the housing market; and tracing Haiti’s economic history from its founding to the current crisis.

Duration:00:09:33

As Trump Media goes public, Nordstrom attempts to go private

3/25/2024
Today’s the deadline for former President Donald Trump to come up with more than $450 million in cash or bond to cover New York State’s civil fraud judgement against him. He could get a quick hit of cash as Truth Social’s parent company goes public with the help of a merger with something called a SPAC. Meanwhile, Nordstrom is making another attempt to remove itself from public trading and go back to being a private company. The retailer tried and failed to make a similar move back in 2018.

Duration:00:08:38

Could reshoring hurt global trade?

3/25/2024
From the BBC World Service: In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the World Trade Organization’s director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says that when countries bring production back home — known as “reshoring” — it does not necessarily make supply chains more resilient. She thinks it contributes to a fragmentation of global trading relationships. Plus, how the popularity of the Mediterranean island Ibiza has driven up rents, making life hard for workers and the tourist businesses that employ them. And the streets of Paris see the return of a historic race of cafe servers.

Duration:00:08:19

“Greedflation” is a thing, the FTC says

3/22/2024
Are grocery prices high because of supply chain problems and rising costs? Or is it because major grocery chains took advantage of those trends to pad their profits? A new report from the Federal Trade Commission suggests the latter. We’ll unpack what the report says. Plus, Biden cancels $5.8 billion in student debt for public service workers, and we’ll hear key takeaways from CERAWeek, the “Super Bowl” of energy.

Duration:00:08:12

The spending bill is also kind of a border security bill

3/22/2024
The House is set to vote on a $1.2 trillion spending package Friday ahead of a partial government shutdown deadline. The proposed appropriations bill includes a significant bump in border security funding, including cash intended to more or less double the number of Border Patrol agents. We’ll also break down the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Apple and hear how the need for insurance is influencing major life decisions.

Duration:00:07:17

The German national soccer team puts Adidas on the bench

3/22/2024
From the BBC World Service: Nike is replacing Adidas as the sponsor of Germany’s national soccer team. Then, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pleading for more ammunition for Ukraine’s war efforts; German chancellor Olaf Scholz says he’ll back a plan to use money from frozen Russian assets to buy more weapons. And a Swedish pharmacy chain says it won’t sell anti-aging skincare products to kids under the age of 15.

Duration:00:07:14

Reddit finally goes public

3/21/2024
On Thursday, Reddit debuted on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol RDDT. The social network is valuing itself at $6.4 billion. But we wondered: Why go public now? Plus, the Congressional Budget Office says that the national debt will be smaller than previously thought, citing less government spending and more immigration. And we look at why we may end up with higher interest rates over the next few years.

Duration:00:11:15

Expect rate cuts — just not quite yet

3/21/2024
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at its meeting this week, though it’s penciling in three rate cuts at some point this year. But what does the Fed need to see before it’ll actually lower rates? We’ll discuss. Then, Hermès faces a class-action lawsuit over Birkin bag sales. And the mining of metals beneath our feet is vital to the green energy transition but is often complicated.

Duration:00:08:11

Kosovo urged to drop Serbian cash ban

3/21/2024
From the BBC World Service: The Balkan state Kosovo, which broke away from Serbia in 2008 after a bitter civil war in the late 1990s, currently doesn’t accept transactions in the Serbian dinar. But some Serb-majority areas are still reliant on the currency. We’ll hear more. But first, a Chinese-funded port in Pakistan was attacked by militants. We’ll detail what exactly happened.

Duration:00:06:57

Turns out we don’t scream for ice cream

3/20/2024
The ice cream business is pretty chilly these days. Consumer goods giant Unilever announced this week that it’s going to spin off its ice cream business, which includes familiar names like Ben & Jerry’s, Popsicle and Klondike. The industry is dealing with declining demand, so how does it plan to defrost? Plus, the secret to using AI well at work may involve “more chat and less bot.”

Duration:00:08:20

About investing in climate resilience

3/20/2024
Today, we’re bringing you a very ESG-focused podcast. First, Texas is pulling $8.5 billion from the country’s biggest asset manager, BlackRock, which the state’s school fund says is hostile to the fossil fuel industry. It’s a pushback against ESG investing, in which environmental, social and corporate governance issues factor into decision-making. Then, a new paper says climate resilience is an investment opportunity for big-time institutional investors. We delve in.

Duration:00:08:04

China and Australia’s rocky trading relationship

3/20/2024
From the BBC World Service: China’s foreign minister is making his first trip to Australia in seven years. Will the talks bring a bitter three-year trade war to an end? Plus, the Red Sea is used by 30% of the world’s container ships using the Suez Canal, but the journey is being made perilous by drone attacks from Houthi rebels in Yemen. We hear from one of the U.S. warships now patrolling the waters.

Duration:00:07:57

Why Sports Illustrated’s buyer is keeping the print magazine around

3/19/2024
Sports Illustrated has a new publisher, which says it will keep producing the magazine’s print editions. We’ll look into the value of a print product in the digital age. But first, Congress still needs to vote on a deal to keep the government funded until September. How likely is it to pass? And later, streaming platform Showmax is ramping up production and boosting a roster of African-made programs.

Duration:00:08:22

The chips behind artificial intelligence are getting more powerful

3/19/2024
Nvidia is about as close to a rockstar as you can get in Silicon Valley currently. At a conference hosted in a sports arena, the company’s CEO introduced a new advanced chip that promises to be 30 times faster at some tasks than NVIDIA’s previously most advanced chip. We’ll also hear more about the Bank of Japan’s rate hike decision and discover how a housing justice video game was adapted for stage.

Duration:00:08:20