Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kai Ryssdal

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with Sudeep Reddy at Politico and Heather Long at The Washington Post about what the December jobs report says about the labor market, what it will mean if Congress can’t pass the federal budget this month, and if the Biden administration will get credit for a strong economy.

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• Here’s the economic “in” and “out” list of 2024

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Rate hikes and recession fears are out, economists tell us, and rate cuts are in — but so is geopolitical uncertainty.

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• After a tough year, manufacturing has reasons to be hopeful

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Activity in the sector contracted last year, but federal investment is one of the factors that could make 2024 better.

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• Staying ahead of the curve

  by Sarah Leeson

  Customs broker Gretchen Blough in Erie, Pennsylvania, says low water levels in the Panama Canal are forcing her shipping and importing customers to reroute goods.

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• Why Google is phasing out tracking cookies

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  These cookies follow you around the internet — a major privacy issue, advocates say. But getting rid of them won’t get rid of targeted ads.

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• For this Brooklyn ice cream company, 2023 felt like the first year “we’re back on track”

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Pooja Bavishi’s Indian-inspired treats were always popular. But the path to the expansion of her business was long and complicated.

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