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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)

GM makes U-turn in Trump's fight over California emissions

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Nov 24, 2020
GM had previously sided with the Trump administration in a legal fight over California setting its own emissions standards.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks to the news media before the automobiile maker's annual meeting of shareholders at GM world headquarters June 12, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.
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U.S. approves return of Boeing's 737 Max airplane

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Nov 18, 2020
Airlines using Boeing's 737 Max will have to get FAA approval for pilot training programs and complete required maintenance.
The plane had been grounded after a pair of deadly crashes revealed design flaws and trouble in the air certification process.
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China, Asia-Pacific countries sign deal to form world's biggest trading bloc

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Nov 16, 2020
The China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership forms the world’s largest trading bloc.
Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (left) and Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh attend the signing ceremony for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact at the ASEAN summit held online in Hanoi on Nov. 15, 2020.
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COVID-19

Second coronavirus vaccine, from Moderna, shows promise

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Nov 16, 2020
Pharmaceutical company Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data.
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Elections 2020

Facebook, Twitter and more crack down on violent rhetoric, election misinformation

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Nov 6, 2020
Social media companies are now in the business of trying to swat down misinformation, as is clear from the 2020 election.
Since Election Day, Twitter has put about a third of President Donald Trump’s tweets behind a fact-check label.
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Elections 2020

Has Trump kept his promises to U.S. manufacturing and Carrier?

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Nov 2, 2020
As president-elect, Trump cut a deal to keep a manufacturing plant in Indiana. But the industry's workers have still taken a hit.
A Federal Reserve analysis found that the trade war with China actually ended up costing more U.S. manufacturing jobs than it created.
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COVID-19

Airlines push for more COVID tests, fewer quarantines to get more people traveling

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Oct 19, 2020
Airlines believe the fear of sitting next to an infected passenger and 14-day mandatory quarantines are keeping more people from flying.
Travelers stand at an information desk to ask about the free-of-charge COVID-19 testing station at Düsseldorf International Airport on October 19, 2020.
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Elections 2020

Oil and gas companies are donating more to Democrats

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Oct 16, 2020
Oil and gas companies are trying to protect their interests if Biden wins.
Oil and gas companies are increasing their share of campaign donations to Democrats this year. Still, 85% of that industry's donations have gone to President Trump’s campaign or to Republican candidates and conservative causes.
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Not everyone with a new iPhone 12 will get faster 5G connection

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Oct 14, 2020
The fastest of the new 5G networks are still being built, meaning the infrastructure for these new iPhones is not completely there yet.
Apple pointed out that its new iPhones are compatible with millimeter wave 5G, at least in the U.S., but not everyone will have access to those networks yet.
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Race and Economy

JPMorgan Chase promises $30 billion to address racial wealth gap

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Oct 8, 2020
Some of the initiative is philanthropic, but most of it is lending with an expected return for the bank.
"We can do more and do better to break down systems that have propagated racism and widespread economic inequality, especially for Black and Latinx people," JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon said.
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