Marketplace

Kaylee Wells, a Marketplace reporter who interviewed an Ohio farmer about rising input costs. Mitchell Hartman, a field reporter covering economic fallout after four weeks of war. Courtney Brown, an Axios markets reporter on bonds and inflation expectations. David Gura, Bloomberg political and economic correspondent on markets and geopolitical impacts. They discuss farm planting struggles, war-driven market shifts, bond behavior, and consumer sentiment.

Yanti Soeripto, president and CEO of Save the Children U.S., leads humanitarian response efforts worldwide. She discusses how conflict and supply-chain disruptions raise transport and insurance costs and force rerouting of relief supplies. She also describes the need for private-sector support and flexibility to reach hard-to-reach areas.

Natasha Dongoor, WSJ editor who reported on the sleepcation trend. Donnie Paquin, jeweler and founder of Agapantha Jewelry navigating volatile gold and silver. Christina Stemble, CEO of Farm Girl Flower managing tariffs and rising transport costs. Kristen Schwab, Marketplace reporter covering import price jumps and trade data. They discuss import price spikes, metals-driven small-business pricing, shipping and fuel surcharges, and the sleepcation phenomenon.

Mitchell Hartman, Marketplace reporter who visits Oregon vineyards adapting to hotter seasons. Austin Golding, CEO of Golding Barge Lines, on barging, the Jones Act waiver, and oil price swings. Daniel Ackerman, commodities reporter, on copper’s price moves. Erica McIntyre, policy fellow and former BLS commissioner, on productivity revisions. Short takes on climate, supply chains, markets, and labor data.

Samantha Fields, Marketplace reporter who explains big energy shocks and historical context. Megan McCarty Carino, Marketplace reporter on energy-tech intersections affecting data centers and chip supply. Kristen Schwab, Marketplace reporter on retail tech like electronic shelf labels. Robin Brooks, Brookings economist on global market reactions. They discuss the massive oil supply hit from the Iran war, natural gas impacts on AI data centers and semiconductors, and local economic shifts in Beaver County.

Featuring Stephanie Hughes, Marketplace reporter who explored office gossip dynamics; Samantha Fields, health policy reporter on ACA coverage drops; Ellen Cushing, Atlantic writer on why brands embrace limited “drops”; Sudeep Reddy, economics reporter on oil and labor shifts; and Amara Omokwe, Bloomberg Fed analyst on inflation risks. They dig into limited product releases, workplace gossip, ACA subsidy fallout, oil-driven consumer risks, and Fed policy talk.

Nita Crawford, international relations professor studying the environmental and climate costs of war. Julie Perkins, rural pharmacist keeping a Kansas drugstore open amid pharmacy deserts. Megan McCarty Carino, reporter and labor-market analyst tracking jobless claims and housing trends. They discuss a coastal town's fight over federal immigration plans, labor market signals, plunging new-home sales, rural pharmacy survival, and war-related environmental damage.

Claire Brown, New York Times climate and insurance reporter, explains how credit history can shape homeowners' costs. Carla Javier, Marketplace reporter, breaks down huge wholesale vegetable price swings. Mitchell Hartman, Marketplace labor analyst, explores when the Fed might shift focus from inflation to a sluggish job market. Short, timely conversations on inflation, food prices, and labor trends.

Kristen Schwab, a transportation and consumer reporter, digs into Americans' visceral relationship to gasoline prices. She explores why pump visibility makes price swings feel personal. Segments cover how fuel costs hit airlines, trucking, long commutes, and charitable giving in unexpected ways.

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.