Marketplace Business News Podcast & Show - Marketplace
WEB4 days ago · Marketplace is our flagship business news podcast and show hosted by Kai Ryssdal. Through personal stories and on-the-ground conversations we help listeners understand the economic world around them.
How do states without a sales tax or income tax pay for …
WEBNov 11, 2021 · But America has 10 two-legged stools — states without either a sales tax or an income tax. States that have forgone sales taxes include Delaware, Montana and Oregon, while Nevada, South Dakota ...
What’s included in the Consumer Price Index and what isn’t?
WEBNov 22, 2021 · The PCE includes all goods and services that Americans buy and pay for. In contrast to the CPI, the PCE takes into account spending from governments and employers. The Federal Reserve uses the PCE ...
Scams that make fake job offers via text are on the rise
WEBJul 11, 2024 · Job scams come in a couple of flavors. One: fake postings on legitimate job search websites. Two: scammers reaching out to people directly, often through text. “Saying, ‘I’m a recruiter and ...
How are companies like GoodRx able to provide drug discounts?
WEBFeb 2, 2024 · Ramachandran of Yale said along with companies like GoodRx, you can also look into manufacturer copay cards, which lower the price of brand-name drugs, and patient assistant programs, which ...
Money and millennials: The cost of living in 2022 vs. 1972
WEBAug 17, 2022 · The median price of a home in the second quarter of 1972 was just $26,800, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, amounting to roughly $189,500 in current dollars. Since then, home prices have ...
Here is how much more everything costs since the pandemic began
WEB2019 price. $2.63. 2023 price. $3.99. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. A gallon of gas in September cost about 52% more than the same period in 2019. During the pandemic, gas prices had ...
From Reagan to Trump: How the Heritage Foundation has
WEBMay 3, 2017 · The Heritage Foundation's role in the conservative movement goes back to the 1970s, says Atlantic writer Molly Ball. Above, George W. Bush speaks to the foundation in 2007.
The Enron scandal: 20 years later, what’s changed?
WEBSep 23, 2021 · Get the Podcast. It was 20 years ago next month that energy giant Enron — then the seventh-largest company in the U.S. — crumbled, resulting in historic layoffs and ravaging retirement savings ...
Why would China sell off its U.S. debt — if that’s what it’s doing
WEBNov 7, 2023 · The U.S. Treasury has been issuing quite a lot of debt to finance government spending.In fact, Tuesday it started auctioning off $112 billion in securities for this week. The total debt is nearly ...