TOPSHOT - Teresa Hui poses for photos before the 2022 numerals to be used at a new year countdown event in Times Square in New York, on December 20, 2021.
Marketplace host Kimberly Adams chats with Nela Richardson and Heather Long about the week — and year — that’s been.
President Biden signs defense spending authorization bill into law
by Justin Ho
Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images
The defense spending authorization bill for fiscal year 2022 is a big increase from previous years. It’s also more than the President originally requested. And compared to recent social spending legislation, the bill passed relatively smoothly.
What might consumer spending look like in 2022?
by Marielle Segarra
Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images
Retailers are making a calculation about what to put on shelves. And it comes down to supply and demand.
Aims for smart, ethical AI
From “Marketplace Tech,” Timnit Gebru, founder and executive director of the new Distributed AI Research Institute, talks about her plans and goals for preventing biases from appearing in artificial intelligence.
One parade organizer welcomes their return this holiday season
by Minju Park
Courtesy of Hobie Pileski
Hobie Pileski, co-owner of Argonne Parades, is looking forward to in-person holiday festivities after over a year of putting events on hold.
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