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Not the kind of cookies you think. Plus, manufacturers are hopeful the new year will go better, thanks in part to federal government funding.
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The Weekly Wrap
“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with Sudeep Reddy at Politico and Heather Long at The Washington Post about what the December jobs report says about the labor market, what it will mean if Congress can’t pass the federal budget this month, and if the Biden administration will get credit for a strong economy.
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Staying ahead of the curve
Customs broker Gretchen Blough in Erie, Pennsylvania, says low water levels in the Panama Canal are forcing her shipping and importing customers to reroute goods.
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Music from the episode
Cashmere Tree Theater
Esperar Pra Ver Poolside, Fatnotronic
Khudi Bi Aasman Khruangbin
Calling (Never Stop) Anchorsong
Afternoon Soul Gramatik
The team
Nancy Farghalli
Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst
Producer II
Andie Corban
Producer I
Sarah Leeson
Producer I
Sean McHenry
Director & Associate Producer II
Richard Cunningham
Associate Producer I
Jordan Mangi
Assistant Digital Producer
