Carla Javier
Marketplace reporter who covers consumer and local-economy stories; reported the extended segment on the pawn shop economy and conducted on-site interviews for this episode.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 6min
Population growth in the U.S. is slowing
Carla Javier, Marketplace reporter who covered the pawn shop economy on-site. Nancy Marshall-Genzer, Marketplace reporter who breaks down Census Bureau population estimates. They discuss slowing U.S. population growth, sharp metro declines along the U.S.-Mexico border, shifting domestic migration toward Sun Belt cities, and the surge in pawn shop activity as people borrow more.
Mar 26, 2026 • 6min
Population growth in the U.S. is slowing
Nancy Marshall-Genzer, Marketplace reporter who explains Census trends and migration shifts. Carla Javier, Marketplace journalist who covers the pawn shop economy and consumer borrowing. They discuss slowing metro population growth, sharp border declines tied to lower international migration, internal Sun Belt moves, and why pawn shops are seeing record demand and rising loan sizes.
Mar 20, 2026 • 6min
Should we expect USPS to make money?
Elizabeth Troval, a reporter on agriculture and energy, explains how the Middle East conflict is pushing up fertilizer and diesel costs for U.S. farmers. Carla Javier, an economic and policy reporter, walks through the U.S. Postal Service's deep financial troubles and the possible fixes and tradeoffs. Short, topical segments cover rising input costs for planting and tough choices about postal finance.
