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Are humans losing the ability to think for themselves?
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (155+ words) Nancy is the executive producer of "Marketplace," a daily radio program hosted by Kai Ryssdal that reaches more than 12. 5 million people weekly. She oversees all daily production and content of "Marketplace," guiding the show's series, specials and regular programming. A…...
Bytes: Week in Review " Meta, You Tube's social media addiction case, a new AI literacy course, and Kalshi's prediction market self-regulation
2+ week, 4+ day ago (209+ words) Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, joins Marketplace's Stephanie Hughes on this week's "Tech Bytes: Week in Review." The prediction market platform Kalshi announces new rules this week. Plus, the Department of Labor introduces an AI literacy course. But…...
The Social Security safety net protects children, not just retirees
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (377+ words) Survivor benefits include the young children of deceased workers. Approximately 1. 3 million minor children receive survivor benefits after the loss of a parent or parents who worked and paid Social Security taxes. The benefit can be life changing. Heather Hill knows…...
The oil shock could be worse if it wasn't for U. S. fuel efficiency standards
22+ hour, 10+ min ago (484+ words) Federal regulations have raised fuel efficiency over the decades, even though the Trump administration and Congress have recently rolled those rules back. One small bright spot as drivers stare down rising prices at the pump? Cars and trucks continue to…...
How high schools are tackling a capitalist education
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (294+ words) A growing number of states require high schools to teach the basics of free-market capitalism in their financial literacy courses. Here's how teachers and students are tackling the subject. What market structure best describes NASA in the 1990s? If you guessed…...
The expensive art market continues to struggle
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (286+ words) On the one hand, there are economic forces at work. On the other, there's a deeper philosophical question about using art as a store of value or investment. If the stock market today is in the dumps, the high-end art…...
Every Screen on the Planet" dissects the fraught geopolitical conflict over Tik Tok
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (646+ words) In her new book, "Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over Tik Tok," Forbes journalist Emily Baker-White looks at the story of Tik Tok and the developments that led to a potential deal with the Trump White House. Last…...
Princeton's Burton Malkiel on the AI bubble and trying to beat the stock market
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (400+ words) "With over 50 years of experience, we know that a simple so-called index fund " does actually better than professional money managers," said economist Burton Malkiel. Why not go out with a bang? For his last day as the host of "Marketplace…...
February was not a great month for household budgets
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (396+ words) Prices rose, and consumers managed to keep up. It's been the status quo for a while now. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released that month's personal consumption expenditures report on Thursday. The overall price index was up 0. 4% compared to January,…...
Scams are evolving " and so are the tools to fight them
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (455+ words) Courts, banks, and law enforcement are finding ways to intervene earlier " even without knowing who the scammer is. There's scientific evidence that as we age, our brains may physically change in a way that makes some, but not all of…...