Marketplace Business News

08/10/2025

Over one million health care workers in the U.S. are non-citizens. With Temporary Protected Status eliminated for countries like Haiti and Venezuela, the already-struggling health care industry could face even worse staffing shortages.

Amid existing staffing shortages, immigration crackdown threatens long-term health care.

08/09/2025

Mexico has avoided steep tariffs for another 90 days as negotiations continue. This San Diego banana wholesaler hopes a deal could bring an end to uncertainty around her inventory.

Weathering changing tariff policy has been a “rollercoaster of emotions” for Daniella Velazquez de León at Organics Unlimited.

08/09/2025

“I feel like I'm a builder, but now I'm also an economist.”

For this builder, supply chain issues have been swapped out for tariff uncertainty. He says a little consistency could go a long way.

It's not just tariff uncertainty making things more complicated for builders. Higher interest and mortgage rates are also in the mix.

08/08/2025

Non-citizens fill sorely needed health care roles in the U.S. The sector will suffer if they are forced to leave — and so will patients.

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Non-citizens fill sorely needed health care roles in the U.S. The sector will suffer if they are forced to leave -- and so will patients.

08/08/2025

President Trump has proposed raising tariffs on pharmaceuticals to 250% over the next year-and-a-half. That could be bad news for people who use generics.

President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals of up to 250%.

08/08/2025

Labor productivity was up last quarter by 2.4%, but wages and economic growth weren’t. Experts say this could be because of our slowing workforce growth.

The softening job market and immigration crackdown may be what's behind the increase.

08/08/2025

When Candace Monaghan’s family beef cattle farm in Botetourt County, Virginia was struggling, she thought of a new way to bring in extra money. Now, Beaver Dam Farm Sunflowers is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its festival and has grown to 20,000 attendees.

Monaghan talks us through her story on “My Economy,” a Marketplace series about how the economy feels from the perspectives of those living in it.

Hear more from the series at marketplace.org/my-economy.

08/08/2025

The Trump administration is levying a 100% tariff on semiconductor and computer chips in an effort to expand domestic production. But it’s unclear if this will add to or counteract incentives for production under the Biden administration.

The Biden administration focused on investing in domestic chip production. President Trump is taking a different approach.

08/08/2025

With new plans from FICO to start including buy now, pay later loans in their credit scores, some of the biggest lenders in the field are holding off on sharing their data to protect customers. But whether the inclusion hurts or helps borrowers depends entirely on how it’s calculated.

Klarna and Afterpay say they won't share their data with the credit bureaus until they know it won't harm their customers.

08/07/2025

We dig into BLS productivity calculations. Plus: chips, charity in the chapel, and a banana wholesaler.

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We dig into BLS productivity calculations. Plus: chips, charity in the chapel, and a banana wholesaler.

08/07/2025

Many local governments turn to the municipal bond market to fund much-needed infrastructure projects. But as more municipalities have gone to the bond market recently, they’re facing a costlier borrowing environment.

Marketplace’s Henry Epp visited his local recycling plant in Williston, Vermont to see how their renovation needs tie into the market.

08/07/2025

Nearly three-quarters of adults in the U.S. have experienced online scams and fraud attempts, and almost as many think the federal government isn’t doing a great job at stopping them. New data from Pew Research Center hopes to shed light on the issue.

In other words, it's not just you dealing with all of those scam texts and calls.