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Sabri Ben-Achour

Correspondent & Host

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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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Investigation finds rehab programs across the U.S. require unpaid labor from clients

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Rose Conlon
Jul 8, 2020
At least 300 rehab facilities in 44 states required unpaid labor from participants, investigators found.
Investigators found rehab participants doing everything from picking cotton in Georgia to doing doing construction on high rises in the San Francisco Bay Area, all with no or little pay.
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COVID-19

Who got PPP loans? Trump administration releases the data.

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Jul 7, 2020
It's clear the loans went to some enterprises that are once again prompting questions about who really needed the government aid.
Larger companies initially took advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program, which was intended to offer forgivable loans to smaller businesses.
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What will happen to New York's sky high rents?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 2, 2020
Some are getting breaks on commercial and residential rent, but it won't last forever.
A banner calling for New York Gov. Cuomo to cancel rent in May as people struggle to pay rent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wave of bankruptcies may swamp courts

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 29, 2020
If a surge in bankruptcies continues, will bankruptcy courts be able to cope?
A sign leading to U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York City.
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COVID-19

Major airline CEOs to arrive at White House Friday for meeting on COVID-19 issues

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Scott Tong and Alex Schroeder
Jun 26, 2020
On the agenda: concerns around checking passengers' temperatures and contact tracing.
The numbers show that only about half a million Americans are flying every day. That’s one-fifth the normal amount for the early summer.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to end the Affordable Care Act

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Jun 26, 2020
About 500,000 people signed up for Obamacare coverage after COVID-19-related job losses.
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COVID-19

COVID-19 pushes business bankruptcies higher in an already tough year

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 19, 2020
The government support provided at the beginning of the pandemic was meant to be temporary, but companies are still suffering.
A "Store Closing" sign on a Pier 1 in Chicago.
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U.S. walks out on global digital tax negotiations

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 18, 2020
The move escalates a trade dispute over how much tech companies can be taxed outside their home countries.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sent a letter to to several finance ministers in Europe asking for a pause in negotiations about a digital tax.
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U.S. criticizes WTO for big disparities in tariffs

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 17, 2020
The Trump administration is denouncing the fact that the tax levels vary greatly between members of the global trade body.
An East China Sea container ship in the Port of Oakland in 2018. China's economy has grown 900% since 2001, causing a tariff imbalance.
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Retail sales were way up in May. But don't pop the Champagne just yet.

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 16, 2020
March and April's weak numbers were easy to beat. Upcoming changes, such as the end of unemployment bonus payments, may stall the upward trend.
A reopened clothing store in Los Angeles. U.S. retail sales climbed at a record rate in May.
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