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Nova Safo

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Nova Safo is a correspondent for Marketplace, and co-host of the “Marketplace Minute” newscast.

He returned to Marketplace after a three-year detour at the international news wire service Agence France-Presse, where he was a Midwest correspondent covering 16 states and serving thousands of clients in print, online news, and broadcast TV and radio. 

He has also been a correspondent for the now-shuttered CNN Radio, a staff journalist at NPR and Yahoo! News, and freelancer for SoundVision Productions, LA Public Media (a project of the CPB and Radio Bilingue) and other outlets.

Episodes by Nova (236)

Marketplace Minute

Small businesses are more optimistic

Jun 11, 2024
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Wall Street firms predict September interest rate cut

Jun 10, 2024
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The monthly jobs report paints a brighter picture than expected

Jun 7, 2024
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Solar power generation hits milestone in U.S.

Jun 6, 2024
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eBay is dropping American Express, citing high fees

Jun 5, 2024
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Job openings remain stuck at an elevated level

Jun 4, 2024
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Airfares are likely to keep rising this year

Jun 3, 2024
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The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge holds steady

May 31, 2024
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Economic growth revised down for first three months of the year

May 30, 2024
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Will the summer travel season be as busy as previously expected?

May 29, 2024
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Latest Stories (362)

COVID-19

The COVID vaccine rollout is kind of a mess. Again.

by Nova Safo
Sep 29, 2023
This is the first round of COVID vaccinations relying mostly on the usual health insurance and provider networks as opposed to the government.
COVID vaccinations are now going through the commercial health care system, providing new obstacles to people who want the jab.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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Is climate change a blind spot for CEOs? Or a problem for the next guy to worry about?

by Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Sep 14, 2023
The Economist's Charlotte Howard explains why companies aren't doing more to prepare for business risks posed by climate change.
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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San Francisco struggles with downtown recovery

by Nova Safo
Aug 15, 2023
Geolocation data shows the same level of foot traffic now, as in late March 2020.
An empty storefront in downtown San Francisco, also known as the city's financial district. Similar “for lease” signs dot the area.
Nova Safo/Marketplace
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In the downtown recovery race, Fresno is an unlikely frontrunner

by Nova Safo
Aug 14, 2023
A rich arts scene and a diverse workforce have helped foot traffic in downtown Fresno surpass pre-pandemic numbers.
Street vendors at Fresno, California’s monthly ArtHop, one example of how the city is trying to draw visitors to its downtown area.
Nova Safo/Marketplace
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Regional theaters aren't bouncing back

by Nova Safo
Jul 11, 2023
Smaller audiences can mean fewer donations for regional theaters, which are often non-profits.
Recently, audiences have shown more interest in lighter topics and familiar work. This leaves regional theaters that produce new plays with shrinking attendance.
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Hip-hop traces its roots to economic hard times

by Nova Safo
Mar 15, 2023
An exhibit at New York City's Fofografiska museum spotlights how poverty and inequality in the 1970s helped create the genre.
Grandmaster Flash, Debbie Harry, Fab 5 Freddy, Chris Stein of Blondie and friend, 1981.
Courtesy of Fotografiska New York and copyright of the artist.
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Why a Guarneri violin is expected to fetch $10 million at auction

by Nova Safo
Mar 1, 2023
Despite numerous scientific tests, there are no definitive answers for why Guarneri instruments have their unique, coveted sound.
Marketplace's Nova Safo playing the ‘Baltic’ Guarneri at New York's Tarisio auction house next to Grammy-winning violinist Charles Yang. "It's like going from a Camry to a Lamborghini," Safo said.
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Economic Pulse

One big bank halts new fossil fuel investments. Will others follow?

by Nova Safo and Jarrett Dang
Dec 29, 2022
HSBC said it will stop investing in new oil and gas fields. Climate activist Bill McKibben calls it a welcome first step.
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Congress moves to boost rainy day funds for workers

by Nova Safo , Chris Farrell and Erika Soderstrom
Dec 28, 2022
Included in the $1.7 trillion spending bill Congress recently passed are measures to help grow workers’ emergency savings.
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For millennials, the cost of homes and other milestones just keep rising out of reach

by Nova Safo , Meredith Garretson and Alex Schroeder
Oct 7, 2022
We looked at the costs of major expenses like homes and vacations and adjusted for inflation. It's not pretty.
Younger generations looking to buy a home will encounter a volley of challenges due to years of inflation, stagnating wages and rising prices.
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