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Sabri Ben-Achour

Correspondent & Host

Episodes by Sabri (651)

Marketplace Morning Report

It's election season, which means talking politics at work

Sep 27, 2024
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Why fewer funds for FEMA means slower disaster recoveries

Sep 27, 2024
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Are we in for another logistics nightmare?

Sep 26, 2024
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It's refinance time for many homeowners

Sep 26, 2024
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The history — and shaky future — of the generic drug market

Sep 20, 2024
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When companies take a political stand

Sep 20, 2024
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Can shame deter the ultra wealthy from using offshore accounts?

Sep 19, 2024
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Rates are on their way down. What's that mean for you?

Sep 19, 2024
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How online shopping is saving the economy

Sep 18, 2024
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What Fed rate decisions look like during election years

Sep 18, 2024
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What are your options after sending money by accident? It depends.

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Alex Schroeder and Jarrett Dang
Sep 26, 2022
A recent court case involving Citi brought the issue of accidental payments into the spotlight.
While there are legal protections for consumers around accidental payments and fraud, banks have a spotty record of following them, says Carla Sanchez-Adams of the National Consumer Law Center.
Courtesy Steven Byeon
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Economic Pulse

It's a "Tale of Two Cities" right now between commercial and residential construction

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Jarrett Dang
Sep 23, 2022
Construction projects are still being complicated by high interest rates, a persistent skilled labor shortage, and manufacturing slowdowns.
Demand for residential construction projects has slowed while commercial projects have largely remained steady, says Maurice Rahming, President of the O'Neill Construction Group.
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Checking and setting goals with Melinda French Gates

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Alex Schroeder and Jarrett Dang
Sep 22, 2022
The world needs to step up progress on development goals, says Melinda French Gates, co-chair and co-founder of the Gates Foundation.
French Gates, co-chair of the Gates foundation, says that world needs to do more to progress toward lofty sustainable development goals.
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What's behind the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against Google?

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Alex Schroeder and Jarrett Dang
Sep 21, 2022
At issue are the platform's dominance over other search engines and the contracts that help it maintain that dominance, attorney Charlotte Slaiman says.
“There’s a variety of exclusive agreements for Google to be the default search engine, and that has foreclosed competitors from offering their products instead,” says attorney Charlotte Slaiman.
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Food is more expensive because it's getting more expensive to make food

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 14, 2022
Farmers are paying more for equipment and supplies. Drought in the Great Plains has hurt corn and wheat. The Ukraine war also plays a role.
Extreme drought has hurt corn production in the U.S. this year.
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A different kind of trade agreement

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 13, 2022
The Indo Pacific Economic Framework deals with labor standards, supply chains, climate change and transparency. But not tariffs.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, center, spoke Thursday in Los Angeles during discussions on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
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Why quiet quitting has become a loud trend

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Ariana Rosas
Sep 9, 2022
The debate around quiet quitting has gotten people speaking up about burnout and workplace fatigue driven by the pandemic.
"Quiet quitting" is the latest pandemic-driven workplace debate that points to burnout as a cause of decreased engagement and productivity.
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New York City's hangry rat problem has big stakes

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 8, 2022
Rats have burrowed their way into the heart of an economic and political fight worth many tens of millions of dollars.
A dead rat lies on the ground, hunted down by dogs of Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society in lower Manhattan last year. Rat sightings have increased in New York City since the start of the pandemic.
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China's lockdowns and other risks have companies looking to diversify supply chains

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Erika Soderstrom and Jarrett Dang
Sep 5, 2022
Apple, among other companies, may be seeking manufacturing options in India and other emerging markets.
Some large foreign businesses, seeing COVID restrictions and slowing growth in China, are considering other countries like India for their future manufacturing plans.
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U.S. restricting high-end chips to China

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 2, 2022
The policy move increases tension over technology between the two counties.
This latest move by the U.S. appears to restrict the sales of advanced computer chips to all Chinese companies.
Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images
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