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Marketplace 3058 - The future of self-driving cars

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.

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The future of self-driving cars

Why price-squeezed consumers still shell out for organic

The states making extra off of high gas prices

No, Trump's tariffs haven't reshored manufacturing jobs

TPS cuts will tear through the labor market

A year later, is Trump’s investment in Intel… a win-win?

Unemployment filings hit a 55-year low

What's driving up the 30-year Treasury yield?

What Anthropic's copyright settlement means

The four dollar threshold

Will Chevron-Iraq deal solve oil woes?

Businesses brace for tariff déjà vu

The U.S. has the steepest inflation in the G7

Inflation came down in June. Will it stay that way?

Big banks fare well in this rocky economy

The other war affecting fuel prices

Return to war could fuel inflation

Gas prices are headed back up

Despite stellar earnings, Samsung's stock slumps

Back-to-school shopping? Already?

Trading up to an AI-proof career

An underwhelming June jobs report

What would make Kevin Warsh consider a "Fed put?"

A confusing economy means a less confident consumer

The president's new power over independent agencies

The AI inflation roller coaster

Inflation sped up in May. What's to blame?

High inflation or ... high inflation?

A "starter" home for $1 million?

Inflation is moving the wrong way

What's with the uptick in homebuilder incentives?

Warsh wants to keep markets guessing. Will it work?

When the going gets tough, just keep spending

AI corporate bonds are booming

Nuclear power payment plan

From "How We Survive": How to Dim the Sun

The SpaceX share lock-up period, explained

Gas prices will probably go up this summer

May CPI: glass half-empty, glass half-full

Why did BoA tell investors to "take profits"?

Fed eyes sluggish wage growth

It's not just you — healthcare deductibles are ballooning

U.S. oil inventories fall to a 22-year low

Small businesses (finally) get to hiring

What happens when we lose healthcare coverage

What's sector growth without job growth?

The hourly vs. salary wage gap

"Running out of that buffer"

Inflation manifestation

Why gas costs more in California than Texas