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U.S. exporters are on edge as port strike continues
Oct 3, 2024

U.S. exporters are on edge as port strike continues

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Three days into the port strike, exporters are feeling the heat. Plus, we visit a Detroit frame shop and a U.S. military base in the Marshall Islands.

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"This couldn’t have come at a worse time": Exporters brace for port strike delays

by Justin Ho
Oct 3, 2024
There's only so much capacity to store backed-up products, including foodstuffs.
The longer the port strike, the more expensive it will be for farmers to store their products waiting to be exported, says senior KPMG economist Meagan Schoenberger.
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The U.S. military and Coca-Cola go way back

by Hayley Hershman and Kai Ryssdal
Oct 3, 2024
Archaeologists have uncovered World War II-era human remains and caches of Coca-Cola bottles at a U.S. military base on the Marshall Islands.
Senior archeologist Susan Underbrink shows "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal her collection of Coca-Cola bottles uncovered around Kwajalein.
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Inflation is coming down, but prices won't

by Kristin Schwab
Oct 3, 2024
Generally once prices rise, they don't go back down.
Despite lowering inflation, lowering prices mean other costs for business owners.
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As the labor market cools, keep an eye on this number in the jobs report

by Sean McHenry
Oct 3, 2024
It looks at the concentration of job growth. When it's above 50, more industries added jobs than shed them that month.
The monthly jobs report includes an analysis of which sectors added and lost jobs. The Federal Reserve is likely keeping an eye on it.
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