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A quick civics refresher: What's the budget reconciliation process again?

by David Brancaccio , Kimberly Adams , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
Dec 24, 2024
With slim majorities, the GOP will likely lean on the budget reconciliation process starting next year. But what is that exactly?
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Believe it or not, most people like their health insurance

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Meredith Garretson
Dec 17, 2024
We take a look at how Americans feel about health insurance and what causes those feelings to change.
While most people are OK with their health insurance, those who utilize their insurance more often have more problems.
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New film follows Amazon union efforts, challenges for labor ahead

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
Nov 22, 2024
Amazon workers in New York voted to unionize more than two years ago. Amazon still has not met them at the bargaining table.
Union organizer Christian Smalls speaks following the April 1, 2022, vote for the unionization of the Amazon Staten Island warehouse in New York.
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How one female CEO landed angel investments

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
Nov 19, 2024
Rosina Samadani is the CEO of Oculogica, a medical device company that has created a new way to diagnose concussions.
"The eyes are a window to how well the brain is working and functioning," said Oculogica CEO Rosina Samadani.
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Closing the gender gap in angel investing

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Nov 18, 2024
How women-owned companies are getting vital seed funding.
20 years ago, women-led companies represented only about 3% of all the companies that got this funding, said Loretta McCarthy. "Fast forward to 2023, that number has grown to about 45%."
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How to get noticed by angel investors

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
Nov 18, 2024
A veteran angel investor shares how she evaluates potential investment opportunities.
"We’re on the bleeding edge of technology and markets, and some are going to work and some are going to fail. So you have to get comfortable with that," said Deb Kemper at Golden Seeds Venture Fund.
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Trump's Second Term

How a second Trump presidency may influence economies abroad

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Ariana Rosas
Nov 14, 2024
To learn more, "Marketplace Morning Report" host David Brancaccio spoke with Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist magazine.
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The U.S. economy is on top of the world? Really?

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Meredith Garretson
Oct 29, 2024
It doesn't necessarily feel like that to everyone living here. This is why.
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"Join or Die"

Join a club, it's good for democracy

by David Brancaccio and Meredith Garretson
Oct 18, 2024
Co-producers of "Join or Die: A Film About Why You Should Join a Club" Rebecca and Pete Davis discuss the importance of community and connectedness.
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The high-end art market is tanking. And that's ... a good thing?

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Alex Schroeder
Sep 24, 2024
Yes, according to critic Blake Gopnik. When the market was thriving, he says, "the art was just unbelievably terrible."
The art market is in a correction phase, says critic Blake Gopnik. According to him, price and quality weren't closely related.
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