The crackdown on prediction market insider trading
Laws prohibiting insider trading in commodities markets — which could be applied to prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket — are more ...
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Every weekday, host Kai Ryssdal helps you make sense of the day's business and economic news — no econ degree or finance background required. "Marketplace" takes you beyond the numbers, bringing you context. Our team of reporters all over the world speak with CEOs, policymakers and regular people just trying to get by.
The inflationary effects of war
We've got the first whiff of price growth as a result of President Donald Trump's war in the Middle East: A services sector purchasing index registere...
Gas vs. gas
The war with Iran has driven up the price of gas — as in, the gas we put in our cars. But what about natural gas, like the kind we use to heat and coo...
When will oil markets recover?
President Trump said last night that military attacks on Iran will end in two or three weeks. But the effect on the global oil market will last much l...
Happy Liberation-Day-tariff-palooza-versary
Thursday marks one year since President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on basically all imported goods — how time flies! The name of the game was un...
A fuel-driven economy
One glaring result of President Trump’s war on Iran, one month in? High oil prices. If fuel stays expensive, the cost could ripple through the global ...
Triple-digit trouble
The cost of a barrel of crude surpassed $100 over the weekend, as war in the Middle East continues to block oil shipments. In simpler, car-commuter te...
Feeling down on the farm
A growing number of farmers can’t afford to plant their crops this year. It’s because of rising costs for diesel, fertilizer, and equipment parts — co...
The Francis Scott Key Bridge, two years later
Two years ago, a shipping container crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore. Now it’s being rebuilt to be bigger and better. In today’s...
Import prices are sky-high. Why?
This morning, we learned that import prices rose 1.3% in February. That’s way more than expected — and that data is from before the war. In today’s ep...