Jan 3, 2025

The deal with steel

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Can Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel still happen, in spite of Biden's national security concerns? Plus, a car sales check-in.

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The Weekly Wrap

by Kristin Schwab

“Marketplace” host Kristin Schwab speaks with Rachel Siegel at the Washington Post and David Gura at Bloomberg about the week’s economic news.

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Could Nippon still buy U.S. Steel after Biden blocked the deal?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

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The president says the sale could threaten U.S. national security. The companies say they will fight the decision.

Steelworkers attend a rally in support of the U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel deal in Pennsylvania last month. Their union is wary of the deal, but it could ensure job security for workers, one expert says.

Quinn Glabicki/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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How an argument against gentrification stopped an L.A. building demolition

by Megan Jamerson

Jan 3, 2025

Tenants in Los Angeles used a formal city process to make an unconventional argument to stop the demolition-- for now.

Rosa Garcia stands at the bar of her restaurant in the historic Los Angeles Mexican-American neighborhood of Boyle Heights. Her landlord hopes to demolish the building.

Megan Jamerson/KCRW

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New car sales were up in 2024. Can the trend last?

by Henry Epp

Jan 3, 2025

Almost 1 in 5 new car buyers in the fourth quarter took on a $1,000 or more monthly payment, according to the car shopping site Edmunds.

Some buyers may have finally decided to buy in the tail end of 2024, when lenders brought auto loan rates down slightly.

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My Economy

It's true love when an Orlando woman opens a romance bookstore

by Sean McHenry

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After struggling to get bank loans, Jane Rodriguez borrowed from family members in order to open The New Romantics.

Madison Leigh Photography

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Music from the episode

"I Do It for the Music" spring gang, LaKesha Nugent

"My Dearest Friend" Manatee Commune

"Magic Spell" This is the Kit

"Offcut #1" Little People

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Sofia Terenzio Associate Producer I

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

Nicholas Guiang Assistant Producer

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