Tricks of the TradeTrump's Second TermMy EconomyI've Always Wondered ...

Loading...

0:00
0% played
Support the fact-based journalism you rely on with a donation to Marketplace today. Give Now!
Stories Tagged as

Fireworks display

Insurance premiums for fireworks displays are going up

by Ali Budner
Jul 5, 2023
The high cost and risk are causing some cities and counties to rethink their 4th of July shows.
Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Fireworks inflation means less bang for your buck this Fourth of July

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 4, 2022
Prices are up for the little things you set off in your backyard and the big shows your town puts on in the park.
During the height of the pandemic, consumer fireworks sales got a boost from people who stayed home for the Fourth of July.
Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
Trade showdown

Fireworks get caught up in trade dispute

by Justin Ho
Jul 3, 2019
A 25% tariff could make those Chinese fireworks a lot more expensive.
Fireworks explode over the National Mall on Fourth of July in 2017 in Washington, DC.
Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE