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07/19/2025

The United Kingdom has a higher percentage of people over 65 than the United States. And that holds insights into our own economic future.

On a park bench in London, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal and ADP chief economist Nela Richardson talked with Stuart Morris, a 62-year-old IT professional, to hear about his experience in the workforce in his 60s.

After two years of unemployment and feeling invisible, Stuart Morris changed his mindset to get back to work.

07/19/2025

"Tea has never been tariffed. It has been taxed," says tea shop owner Rachel Rozner. "And I have a sign at my shop that literally says, 'The last time tea was taxed, there was a revolution.'"

Here's how tariffs are affecting a Virginia tea shop.👇

Rachel Rozner, owner of Elden Street Tea Shop, recently purchased a wholesale tea company to attempt to avoid tariffs and charges from middlemen.

07/19/2025

Trump tariffs are hitting consumer prices, but it's unclear if this is the start of runaway inflation. Plus, what new spending cuts say about the balance of power in Washington.

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Trump tariffs are hitting consumer prices, but it's unclear if this is the start of runaway inflation. Plus, what new spending cuts say about the balance of power in Washington.

07/19/2025

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07/18/2025

Recent data from the Labor Department has shown that the price of foreign exports to the U.S. — before tariffs — has held steady over the last few months.

That means U.S. importers are absorbing most of the tariff burden. Which also means U.S. businesses and consumers will too.

Recent data from the Labor Department has shown that the price of foreign exports to the U.S. -- before tariffs -- has held steady over the last few months. That means U.S. importers are absorbing most of the tariff burden.

07/18/2025

President Donald Trump's deportation and immigration policies will speed up the depletion of Social Security funds.

Here's how.👇

If Trump deports at least 10% of undocumented immigrants a year, Social Security funds are expected to be depleted six months earlier.

07/18/2025

The Taiwanese manufacturer that produces the vast majority of computer chips used for artificial intelligence has reported a 61% boost in profits since last year. While some U.S. lawmakers hope to bring these factories stateside, international suppliers and a limited specialized workforce stand in the way.

Congress has approved billions to incentivize the Taiwan-based company to build factories in the U.S.

07/18/2025

To accommodate for major cuts to Medicaid, the recently-passed GOP spending bill included an additional $50 billion dollars to be spent on rural health care. But a lack of transparency about how the funding will be allocated means that the ability of the program to offset cuts is unclear.

Lawmakers added a $50 billion program for rural health to President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending package with promises it would help plug the hole left by Medicaid cuts. Rural hospital and clinic leaders worry the infusion won't reach the rig...

07/18/2025

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07/18/2025

Travel usually peaks around this time of the year, but fears about being detained have kept some international visitors from adding the U.S. to their plans. Americans, too, are limiting their trips due to economic concerns, compounding the travel industry’s woes.

With U.S. travelers watching their wallets and international tourists anxious about being detained at American airports, the travel industry is suffering a double whammy.

07/18/2025

After partnering with Palantir to streamline immigration surveillance, ICE gained access to insurance claims database ISO ClaimSearch. As safeguards to prevent the misuse of personal data diminish, it raises concerns over what steps the agency could take next.

Joseph Cox, reporter at the tech news site 404 Media, has been following all of the surveillance tech ICE agents are using to identify undocumented immigrants. More recently, he said, the agency is getting hold of many databases to dig through for poten...

07/17/2025

On the latest installment of “The Age of Work,” we visit Peckham, a neighborhood in South London that’s home to generations of immigrants from around the world.

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For this installment of “The Age of Work,” we visit Peckham, a neighborhood in South London that's home to generations of immigrants from around the world.