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Nova Safo

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Nova Safo is a correspondent for Marketplace, and co-host of the “Marketplace Minute” newscast.

He returned to Marketplace after a three-year detour at the international news wire service Agence France-Presse, where he was a Midwest correspondent covering 16 states and serving thousands of clients in print, online news, and broadcast TV and radio. 

He has also been a correspondent for the now-shuttered CNN Radio, a staff journalist at NPR and Yahoo! News, and freelancer for SoundVision Productions, LA Public Media (a project of the CPB and Radio Bilingue) and other outlets.

Episodes by Nova (260)

Marketplace Minute

Wholesale inflation rose in June, even as consumer prices fell

Jul 12, 2024
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Consumer prices decline for the first time in four years

Jul 11, 2024
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Biden administration imposes new steel, aluminum tariffs

Jul 10, 2024
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Small business owners are a bit more optimistic

Jul 9, 2024
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Boeing is set to plead guilty to criminal fraud

Jul 8, 2024
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Marketplace Morning Report

A conversation about reparations and discovering family histories

Jul 4, 2024
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Is Social Security a drag on national debt? Depends on how you define "debt."

Jul 4, 2024
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Lower travel costs mean we’ll be doing more of it this Fourth of July

Jul 3, 2024
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U.S. employers increased job openings

Jul 2, 2024
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Property insurance companies are facing lower costs

Jul 1, 2024
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Latest Stories (366)

National Debt

Does Social Security increase the national debt? It depends on how you define “debt.”

by Nova Safo and Kimberly Adams
Jul 4, 2024
The program pays $1.5 trillion a year and aids 70 million Americans. But it has its own budget and by law can't create debt or widen deficits.
Almost 70 million Americans receive Social Security benefits and the program pays out about $1.5 trillion a year, as Marketplace's Kimberly Adams explains.
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Why taxpayers keep footing much of the bill for new sports stadiums

by Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Jun 27, 2024
Governments provide big subsidies even if the dollars and cents don't add up, says The Economist's Simon Rabinovitch.
The Kansas City Royals' ballpark, Kauffman Stadium. Officials in Kansas want to lure the team away from Missouri.
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From "gay neighborhoods" to "gay regions," how LGBTQ community spaces are changing

by Nova Safo and Erika Soderstrom
Jun 18, 2024
Gentrification appears to have sparked a new development in LGBTQ+ communities.
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Inside the world of gender-affirming vocal care  

by Nova Safo and Erika Soderstrom
Jun 17, 2024
For some trans and non-binary people, vocal training can be life-saving, but cost can be a barrier.
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How might cities be able to get out of the dreaded "real estate doom loop"?

by Nova Safo and Ariana Rosas
Jun 7, 2024
For cities whose downtown centers are struggling, investment in a core of residential, retail and entertainment spaces could help lure people back.
"Chicago really stands out because its activity is nearly back to normal," said Karen Chapple, director of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. "Yet its work-hour activity Monday to Friday, 8 to 6 is around 60%."
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St. Louis is in a real estate "death spiral." Can it get out?

by Nova Safo , Ariana Rosas and Alex Schroeder
Jun 6, 2024
As St. Louis residents highlighted safety concerns, many moved out of downtown areas. Then the restaurants and retailers did too.
A view of buildings in downtown St. Louis.
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Open streets helped New Yorkers endure the pandemic. Now, some want the changes to be permanent.

by Nova Safo
Jun 5, 2024
The open streets movement boomed during the height of the pandemic, when many wanted to get outside while staying safe. Now, some want to keep expanded access to streets and sidewalks.
Signs signal that this intersection in Williamsburg is mostly blocked off to traffic to make room for pedestrians.
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In a changing Detroit, GM moves headquarters out of the iconic Renaissance Center

by Nova Safo
Jun 4, 2024
GM will relocate to a modern office building about a mile north of the Renaissance Center along a stretch of road that now houses high-end shops and restaurants.
Above, the Renaissance Center, which bears the GM logo, as seen in 2008. General Motors announced it would be moving its headquarters from the Renaissance Center in April.
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Ford renews a Detroit train depot in hopes of anchoring a new tech hub

by Nova Safo
Jun 3, 2024
Ford reportedly invested nearly $1 billion into the once derelict Michigan Central Station, which officially reopens this week.
A view of the newly renovated Michigan Central Station, following nearly $1 billion in investment.
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An inside look at the return of Marketplace's “Million Bazillion” podcast

by Nova Safo and Natalie White
Apr 11, 2024
“Million Bazillion” co-host Bridget Bodnar gives a sneak peek of the latest season.
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