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The "chicken tax" and the U.S. auto industry
In the 1960s, the German government put a tariff on American chickens. President Lyndon B. Johnson then retaliated with a tariff on light-duty commer…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
The road less traveled (by bike)
As David Brancaccio winds down his tenure as host of the "Marketplace Morning Report," he's speaking with places of work he might have ended up at if…
4 weeks ago
Oil prices dip on de-escalation news
We are now into the first hours of a two-week ceasefire in the U.S.-Iran conflict. The wholesale price of oil has plunged nearly 16%. The New York pr…
4 weeks ago
What keeps big bank CEOs up at night
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, put out his annual letter to shareholders this week. In it, the leader of the largest bank in North America o…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Could a Universal Music takeover be in the cards?
Billionaire activist investor Bill Ackman is making a play for Taylor Swift’s record label in a deal that Reuters values at around $64 billion. Ackma…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Keeping an eye on oil prices
The price of crude oil is fluctuating this morning. This comes after oil producers at OPEC+ agreed to slightly increase production over the weekend. …
1 month ago
Get your kicks on Route 66
To see the U.S. economy in 3D, you gotta hit the open road. 100 years after the iconic highway was built, “Marketplace Morning Report” host David Bra…
1 month ago
The March unemployment rate fell — but there's a catch
The U.S. economy added 178,000 new jobs in March, and the unemployment rate went down. That’s a big improvement from last month’s disappointing jobs …
1 month ago
A new tariff on imported medication
President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday that threatened tariffs of up to 100% on imported medications. The executive order also ov…
1 month ago
About that presidential address...
The president made the case for the Iran war, and markets were not impressed. After President Donald Trump's address to the nation last night, the pr…
1 month ago