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Justin is a reporter for Marketplace. He’s based in San Diego, California.
Justin focuses on small business, banking and supply chain news. He also hosts the Closing Bell edition of the “Marketplace Minute,” a daily news roundup, and has worked as the show producer of the “Marketplace Morning Report.” He started working at Marketplace in 2011.
Justin spends a lot of his downtime mountain biking, surf fishing and grappling with decision paralysis over which bike parts and fishing gear to buy next.
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Like the Fed, corporations also eagerly await economic data
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Justin Ho
May 22, 2024
This year, bigger-than-expected inflation reports are playing a role in determining when companies decide to borrow money by issuing bonds.
Credit card companies see big opportunity in small business spending
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Justin Ho
May 17, 2024
Small business spending has been fairly slow recently, according to American Express. But credit card companies see a lot of potential in the market.
How tariffs compare in the Biden and Trump eras
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Justin Ho
May 14, 2024
Both used tariffs to support American jobs and industries. But the Biden administration's have been higher and more targeted.
Business owners are warily stocking their inventories
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Justin Ho
May 8, 2024
With interest rate cuts uncertain, businesses owners are keeping their shelves a little leaner. But that's not necessarily a bad sign.
Why the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. has been getting busier
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Justin Ho
May 7, 2024
CFIUS has a say in foreign transactions when national security is a concern, including venture capital and real estate deals.
Small businesses see wage pressure easing
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Justin Ho
May 1, 2024
While the labor market is still tight, some owners aren’t feeling like they need to hike pay as much as they did earlier in the pandemic.
Could the Fed cut interest rates based on this week's economic data?
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Justin Ho
Apr 29, 2024
The Federal Reserve will be watching jobs and unemployment numbers, as well as a manufacturing index and other private sector reports.
Economists used the business cycle to predict what's next. It doesn't work so well anymore.
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Justin Ho
Apr 23, 2024
Where's the recession? Changes like the pandemic crash and government funding programs have disrupted the expansion-contraction pattern.
Profits are up, according to a business survey. This time, it probably isn't due to "greedflation."
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Justin Ho
Apr 22, 2024
Companies don't have the pricing power they had in the pandemic recovery. Now it's more like the before times.
Corporate dealmaking has picked up. That's good news for bankers — and the economy.
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Justin Ho
Apr 15, 2024
After a couple of years of uncertainty, there's pent-up demand for mergers, stock and bond sales and other complex transactions.