Elizabeth Troval

Mitchell Hartman, a Marketplace reporter specializing in housing, discusses a promising rise in pending home sales and improving affordability as prices stabilize. He notes that mortgage rates need to dip below 6% for stronger demand. Elizabeth Troval, who covers energy markets, shares insights on the EIA's outlook for 2026, forecasting lower U.S. oil production amid global oversupply. The conversation also touches on minimum wage hikes across states and the emerging influence of AI travel influencers in marketing.

Lindsay Ellis, WSJ workplace reporter, discusses reverse recruiters, job search trends, and AI in hiring. Neil Mahoney, Stanford economist, explores the costly “annoyance economy” of spam, fees, and friction. Elizabeth Troval, energy reporter, breaks down why California gas stays pricey. Nova Safo, labor reporter, explains the San Francisco Fed finding that immigration flows and job growth move together.

Kristen Schwab, a consumer and retail reporter, dives into 'surveillance pricing,' revealing how companies use data to manipulate prices. Stephanie Hughes sheds light on the grim job market for young people, with an unemployment rate of 8.2% for those aged 20-24. Mitchell Hartman discusses China's burgeoning trade surplus and its impact on U.S. businesses, while Elizabeth Troval explores how increased Venezuelan oil production could disrupt U.S.-Canada crude flows. Together, they unpack the intricate dance of economics in everyday life.

Carla Javier, a reporter who interviewed small businesses about decisions around the national shutdown, shares stories of owners balancing protest and payroll. Elizabeth Troval, an energy and investment reporter, explains why big oil profits make Venezuela investment risky. Catherine Rampell, an opinion columnist, lays out critiques of Fed policy and what Kevin Warsh's views signal for monetary and fiscal roles.

Elizabeth Troval, Marketplace reporter who covered Texas farmers facing higher fuel and fertilizer costs. Justin Ho, Marketplace reporter who analyzed how consumers react to rising oil and recent crude moves. They discuss soaring crude prices after the war, thresholds where $120–$150 oil could pinch spending, and local Texas impacts from higher input costs and regional oil profits.

Elizabeth Troval, Marketplace reporter on agriculture and economic impacts, discusses rising fertilizer and diesel costs for U.S. farmers. Carla Javier, Marketplace business reporter, outlines the U.S. Postal Service's deep financial struggles and possible fixes like fewer delivery days or higher stamps. They focus on the postal cash crisis and how global conflict drives farm input prices.

Elizabeth Troval, a reporter on energy markets, explains how Strait of Hormuz disruptions squeezed global LNG supplies and tightened markets. Kent Smetters, a Wharton professor and budget modeler, breaks down the roughly $800 million daily cost of U.S. military operations and how that spending could affect borrowing and the economy. Short takes on shifting LNG buyers and price pressures follow.

Elizabeth Troval, a Marketplace reporter covering CERAWeek and industry reaction, walks through the 'Super Bowl' of energy and how Middle East disruptions are reshaping oil and gas conversations. Nate Soares, president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute and author on AI risk, discusses calls to slow frontier AI development, international coordination, and why superhuman AI raises existential concerns.

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.

Elizabeth Troval, a Texas reporter on regional economics and agriculture, Justin Ho, an energy and economics reporter, and Kristen Schwab, an economic policy and central banking analyst, discuss rising crude prices after the Iran war. They explore how oil moves through the Strait of Hormuz, when fuel costs change consumer behavior, impacts on Texas farmers and regional oil gains, and why central banks may hold rates steady.