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With new government hires, Turkey may be headed back to economic sanity

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Ariana Rosas and Jarrett Dang
Jun 9, 2023
Recently re-elected President Erdogan's appointments to top government positions may signal a return to normal economic policy.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges supporters at the presidential palace after winning reelection in a runoff on May 29, 2023 in Ankara, Turkey.
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The space industry puts a booster on its diversity-hiring efforts

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Jun 6, 2023
The Space Workforce 2030 initiative includes some of the industry's biggest companies, Aerospace Corp. CEO Steve Isakowitz explains.
"We decided as an industry, let's increase the pool of talent," says Steve Isakowitz, CEO of The Aerospace Corporation.
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How Argentina's economy crumbled

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Jarrett Dang
Jun 2, 2023
The nation’s economic crisis, marked by unhinged inflation, has been developing for at least a decade, says economist Monica de Bolle.
Argentina's inflation crisis has its roots in the country's history of economic mismanagement, economist Monica de Bolle says.
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Finding Your Place

Yes, you can be employed and homeless

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Jun 1, 2023
Fast-food workers, who are often paid low wages and work limited hours, make up 11% of homeless workers in California, a study finds.
An Economic Roundtable study looks at the fast-food industry in California, which has the "highest rate of poverty employment" in the state, according to author Daniel Flaming.
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Could artificial intelligence be your next coworker?

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
May 5, 2023
Workplace AI is coming, and one study of a Fortune 500 company found it can be a productivity boon.
A new study of call center workers at a Fortune 500 company found that AI integration boosted productivity, especially among less skilled and less experienced workers.
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Banks in Turmoil

By acquiring First Republic, JPMorgan becomes "too big to be too-big-to-fail"

by David Brancaccio , Ariana Rosas , Alex Schroeder and Jarrett Dang
May 1, 2023
The reverberations of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse have taken down First Republic. What's next for the financial industry?
JPMorgan Chase's acquisition of First Republic further consolidates the industry in the country's largest bank, says the University of Michigan's Erik Gordon.
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Why pessimism about the U.S. economy might overshadow a longer-term success story

by David Brancaccio , Jarrett Dang and Alex Schroeder
Apr 28, 2023
Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, explains why the U.S. economy may be stronger than it looks.
Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor of The Economist, said that the U.S. economy has outperformed other rich economies despite economic pessimism among Americans.
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How undersea internet cables connect the global economy

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Erika Soderstrom and Jarrett Dang
Apr 21, 2023
The U.S. and China are competing for control over these vital pieces of infrastructure.
Technicians work on undersea cable in December 2005. Undersea internet cables "carry about 99% of all our telecommunications," said James Kraska at the U.S. Naval War College.
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Economic Pulse

Half a century ago, a dream of affordable housing turned sour in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Apr 13, 2023
The neighborhood's decline in the early 1970s had roots in a scandal surrounding a federal program meant to boost home ownership.
"Marketplace Morning Report" host David Brancaccio stands in what used to be his grandfather's bar in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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World Bank convenes amid a shaky global economic backdrop

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Jarrett Dang
Apr 10, 2023
Chief David Malpass discusses the obstacles facing developing nations, including a scarcity of investment capital and loans from the rich world.
Outgoing World Bank President at an October news conference. He laments that "the investment rates into developing countries has turned downward."
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