Why manufacturing employment continues to fall. Plus: resumes in the age of AI, food spending, horse therapy, and weather-dependent businesses. Today on Marketplace.

Commercial data centers are well equipped to handle cyber attacks, but drone strikes are another story.

You might know him from "Blue's Clue's," but there's more to Steve Burns than just being a children’s TV icon. He sat down to answer some uncomfortable money questions with "This is Uncomfortable" host Reema Khrais.

It’s about as safe as investments come. But since the war started, investors have been wanting dollars even more than usual.

Brands are trying to maximize their AEO — “answer engine optimization.”

Skilled labor is hard to come by, so companies are spending on durable goods — and business loans to finance new equipment.

Kai Ryssdal sits down with “The Pitt” creator R. Scott Gemmill to discuss the ultimate workplace drama. Plus: safe-haven investment, jobs numbers, and data center vulnerabilities. Today on Marketplace.

The federal corporate tax rate is 21%, unless you’re a company like Amazon, Meta, or Tesla. With Trump’s new tax and spending law signed last summer, these companies’ tax breaks might be getting even bigger.

Mortgage rates are back up after briefly falling below 6%. Conflict and uncertainty almost always cause volatility in the mortgage market, but it’s hard to tell beforehand whether the effects will be positive or negative.

Air cargo demand hit a record high last year, with 13% traveling through the Gulf. Here’s how global conflict affects shipping routes.

Who wins and who loses when the government rolls back emissions rules overnight?

There aren’t enough memory chips to go around thanks to surging AI demand. What does that mean for our digital archives?

As freight ships are rerouted away from the Red Sea, air cargo can be a pricy alternative. Plus: holiday earnings, a child care desert, and selling America. Today on Marketplace.

To compensate for additional fuel and labor, at least one shipping company is applying a “war risk surcharge.”

One small business owner in Virginia says she doesn't see prices coming down until businesses can recoup tariff dollars.

Investors generally pour money into the safety of government bonds during times of economic uncertainty. However, since Trump’s military strikes in Iran, investors are actually selling U.S. treasuries.

You’ve probably heard of “buy now, pay later.” As more Americans struggle to make ends meet, some companies have started offering the option to pay rent in installments.

Private companies collect a lot of personal data online. When should the Department of Homeland Security get to access it?

After American and Israeli strikes on Iran, Qatar halted natural gas production, bond yields and gas prices rose, and shipping firms rerouted cargo away from the Red Sea. Should we brace for higher prices? Today on Marketplace.

Iran produces close to 4 million barrels of oil a day, about half of which is exported. Prices are up after American and Israeli attacks.

Marisa Mender-Franklin has been covering empty lots in Memphis, Tennessee with gardens for five years, and it all started on a “Buy Nothing” group.

“Baked in” is a term often used when big news happens and markets don’t react. But where does the metaphor come from? These are the ingredients that make a market forecast.

There’s a new contender in “the value wars.”

It’s always slow for retailers after the holidays, but this year customers seem more depleted than usual.

City Threads has bucked industry trends and kept manufacturing in Los Angeles by taking advantage of the city’s garment production ecosystem.

Bryan James Henderson was working as a resident musician on cruise ships before turning to content creation. Nearly a decade later, he’s still living on deck.

Maine’s fisheries pay a central role in the state’s economy. While last year saw record-breaking lobster catches, each season brings uncertainty.

Video game spending could hit an all-time high this year, thanks to 8-year-old Roblox subscribers and 80-year-old Candy Crushers.

With consumers increasingly cash-strapped, slightly nicer chain restaurants are offering value options. Plus: rent payments, data center construction, and an urban flower farm. Today on Marketplace.

If their merger goes through, how much are you willing to pay for a combined HBO Max and Paramount+?

Yep, that's right. DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, and VHS tapes are cool again. 😎📼📀 Marketplace correspondent Nova Safo recently checked out Los Angeles’ popular video rental store Vidiots to see what the fuss is all about: www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...

The private credit market has grown fivefold since the 2008 financial crisis, but in the past few weeks the market has gone sideways.

Training to be an Olympic competitor costs $12,000 a year on average — and those costs are even higher for winter athletes.

Anthropic was founded as the “safer” alternative to OpenAI. Now the company is loosening its safety standards to keep up with the competition.

Regulators say they’re prepared to rein in the fast-growing weight loss drug market. The crackdown could restrict access to cheaper alternatives, but can major manufacturers keep up with demand?

With yet another wave of layoffs recently, a lot of workers are on edge. This week on “This is Uncomfortable,” Reema Khrais chats with a psychologist, an executive coach and a financial educator to learn how we can protect ourselves and stay grounded. Listen here: https://mktplc.org/4sbbeSC

Companies and lawmakers worldwide are pushing for online age age verification, but many of these checks require a government ID or facial scan.

With inflation, sometimes what you expect is what you get. Here’s how price hikes can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Meta pledged to buy millions of AI chips from Advanced Micro Devices, in exchange for as much as a 10% stake in the Nvidia competitor. It’s a deal nearly identical to the one OpenAI made with AMD last year.

Mortgage rates fell closer to historical averages this week. Will it bring buyers back to the housing market?

When consumers expect inflation to go up, sometimes it does. Plus: Anthropic AI, video game sales, life on a cruise ship, and leadership at the Fed. Today on Marketplace.

While tariffs on Chinese goods have fallen, the Trump administration has been pretty clear about its intention to restore import taxes using other legal authority.

Americans can now sign their children up for tax-advantaged “Trump accounts,” but there’s a catch that could leave low-income families behind.

Four years ago, job-hoppers could earn 8% more than their counterparts that stayed put, but today that number is closer to 2%.

About 90% of Depop users are under 34, an age bracket eBay has struggled to reach.

After nearly nine years leading the Atlanta Fed, and many conversations with our own Kai Ryssdal, Raphael Bostic sat for an exit interview today. Plus: What Meta gets for its $100 billion chip deal and the state of U.S.-China trade. Today on Marketplace.

The health care industry heavily relies on immigrant labor. According to a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, a 25% increase in the flow of immigrants into the U.S. would prevent 5,000 premature deaths among older Americans.

It can be weird not having human social cues to bounce off of in a job interview, but that may well be the future. On Marketplace Tech, Wall Street Journal Reporter Ray Smith shares what he learned interviewing with an AI platform.

For Olympic skaters, securing music rights can be tricky. Our own Emily Macune gives us an inside look. ⛸️ 🎶

In this special collaboration between Marketplace and This Old House Radio Hour, we ask a simple but urgent question: How do we build homes that can last the next hundred years?