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  • Breaking Ground: Bringing high-speed internet to every home in Kentucky
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    That’s the mission of Meghan Sandfoss, head of the state’s Office of Broadband Development. But it will require a lot of statewide coordination.

  • Breaking Ground: How are fiber-optic cables made?
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    They’ve gotta come from U.S. factories. We’ll visit one in North Carolina.

  • Libraries are still an internet lifeline
    Sarah Leeson/Marketplace

    New broadband infrastructure might take some weight off small town libraries. Plus, electric vehicle market growth is running behind.

  • Hotel, motel, affordable home?
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    That motel with dozens of unused rooms — what if it became affordable housing? Plus, where would we see the effect of interest-rate cuts first?

  • Hey, it’s still job growth
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    The BLS just made a major revision to payroll numbers. Plus, when was the last time inflation was under 3%?

  • How homeownership got so out of reach
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    The median American homebuyer is getting wealthier. Plus, reaching 2% inflation becomes trickier the closer the Fed gets to that goal.

  • Luxury beauty products have lost some of their glow
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    Wallet-conscious consumers are pulling back on makeup splurges, according to Estée Lauder sales. Plus, we’ve added many gigawatts of capacity to the U.S. electric grid since January. But is it enough?

  • Campaign promises and what happens later
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    Are candidates’ economic promises designed to woo voters or contrast with their opponent? Plus, coal power plants are so last year and bookstores bank on summer foot traffic.

  • Aug 15, 2024

    Just keep spending

    Just keep spending
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    If consumers keep their wallets open, we might keep the door closed to a recession. Plus, we check in with two women who were part of a semiconductor job training program.

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Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, our leading business news radio program and podcast is about providing context on the economic news of the day. Through stories, conversations and newsworthy developments, we help listeners understand the economic world around them. Marketplace makes sense of the economy for everyone, no econ degree or finance background required. Marketplace doesn’t just report on the numbers, we take it deeper, adding context to what’s happening in the stock market and how macroeconomic policy can affect you and your business. Monday through Friday, our team speaks with a wide range of industry professionals — from small business owners to Fortune 500 CEOs, Marketplace breaks down complex topics related to business and the economy without industry jargon and over-complicated explanations.

Kai Ryssdal has led the program since 2005 and has hosted the program from China, the Middle East and dozens of cities across the United States. As a leading public media voice, Kai has been a trusted broadcaster for two decades and received an Emmy for investigative journalism on a PBS FRONTLINE documentary about money in politics called “Big Sky, Big Money.” He has appeared often on CNN, CNBC and CBS news. His written work has been featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic.

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