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  • Apr 20, 2025

    Special Coverage from Marketplace: Selling America

    Special Coverage from Marketplace: Selling America
    Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

    Stop us if you have heard this before: We’re in an unprecedented economic moment. But this time really is different. America’s place in the global economy is changing, and what happens next is going to matter for businesses, consumers and you.

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  • Apr 18, 2025

    After years on Section 8, a Denver family achieved homeownership by becoming "obsessed" with their credit

    Nyeisha Brooks and her family of 10 closed on their first home in 2023.
    Courtesy Nyeisha Brooks

    “I started to learn how to attack things on our credit reports that did not look great in the eyes of lenders,” said Nyeisha Brooks, a first-time homeowner.

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  • Apr 18, 2025

    A housing market dilemma

    A housing market dilemma
    Mario Tama/Getty Images

    More homes are up for sale, but potential buyers have economic uncertainty-induced cold feet. Plus: shrimp, federal food aid and rent subsidies.

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  • Apr 17, 2025

    Amid turmoil, firms cling to their employees

    Amid turmoil, firms cling to their employees
    Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

    Stable jobless claims signal companies are following a wait-and-see approach in this uncertain economy. Plus, get that EV tax credit while you still can, and check your mail for a check from Wells Fargo.

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  • Apr 16, 2025

    Tariff anxiety turns fun splurges into stress purchases

    Tariff anxiety turns fun splurges into stress purchases
    Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

    Some Americans, worried that tariffs will make life’s little luxuries too expensive, are proactively buying them in bulk. Plus, a country club in Altadena, California, used by local nonprofits has a long, expensive road to rebuilding after the wildfire.

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  • Apr 15, 2025

    Counting the ways tariffs disrupt our economy

    Counting the ways tariffs disrupt our economy
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    Oil, steel and supply chains are just a few areas of the economy where President Donald Trump’s trade policy is causing trouble. Plus: The road to recovery after the devastating wildfire in Altadena, California.

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  • Apr 15, 2025

    Navigating tariff “chaos” requires enormous focus, steel firm exec says

    "There is no data that supports that tariffs create jobs, that tariffs improve the lives of the worker," said Lisa Goldenberg of Delaware Steel Co. "It just doesn't track."
    Carl Court/Getty Images

    “What we learned from the last tariff experience is that what goes up must come down,” says Lisa Goldenberg of Delaware Steel Co. “So it's kind of a last man standing.”

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  • Apr 14, 2025

    Office uncertainty — inside and out

    Office uncertainty — inside and out
    Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

    Consumers are afraid that unemployment is going to rise over the next year, according to a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Meanwhile, the commercial real estate sector braces for another downturn.

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  • Apr 11, 2025

    Expect tariff evasion

    Expect tariff evasion
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    Tariff chaos is making tariff evasion more likely. Plus, car insurance costs dip, and the value of the U.S. dollar tumbles.

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  • Apr 10, 2025

    Eyeing the bond market

    Eyeing the bond market
    Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

    After a volatile week for Treasury bonds, investors aren’t feeling as confident about the market. Plus, Atlanta Fed chief Raphael Bostic weighs in on our economic moment.

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