Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks with Amara Omeokwe at the Wall Street Journal and Kate Davidson at Politico about the dismissal of Britain’s chief finance minister and what persistent inflation will mean for both the economy and monetary policy in the U.S.
Inflation may be losing momentum. But not everywhere.
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
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Labor Department numbers for September show inflation slowing in some sectors.
How would a Kroger-Albertsons merger change grocery prices?
by Sabri Ben-Achour
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Kroger would become a bigger competitor against giants like Walmart, giving it more bargaining power over suppliers.
Some struggle economically as China’s 20th Communist Party Congress begins
by Jennifer Pak
Charles Zhang/Marketplace
Under President Xi Jinping, tech and real estate oversight has tightened, while the private tutoring sector has been flattened.
E-bikes are soaring in popularity, but some still have reservations
by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin
“I find myself looking at the other bikers going slowly and going ‘just get out of my way,’” says Ian Bogost, contributing writer at The Atlantic.
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