Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kai Ryssdal

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks to Courtenay Brown of Axios and Amara Omeokwe of Bloomberg about what they expect for the upcoming rate cut, how they’ll prepare for the next Fed meeting, and what a potential soft landing recession will look like.

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• Boeing strike will be felt throughout the aviation industry

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  This strike of more than 30,000 workers comes at a time when Boeing’s already not meeting production goals. And it will also slow the making of everything that goes inside planes, as well.

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• Why dollar stores aren’t doing as well as you might expect

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Dollar stores were expanding just a few years ago. Now, they’re closing locations.

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• What happened to Sierra Mist? The marketing of “cool” soda.

  by Matt Levin

  

  It’s not just a matter of taste. Basketball and hip-hop have helped Sprite fend off contenders from PepsiCo for years.

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• For this fast-food chain, rural Southern towns are the special

  by Cori Yonge

  

  Unlike most fast-food chains, Jack’s Family Restaurants has made its mark in a handful of rural regions, boosting public coffers there.

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