Apr 19, 2024

It’s a good time to be an asset owner

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Also: The "catastrophic" halt to a Baltimore port business, and why companies change the metrics they report to investors.

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The Weekly Wrap

“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with Jordyn Holman at The New York Times and Courtenay Brown at Axios about the latest retail sales numbers and the global economy.

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Higher prices have been depressing sales for Procter & Gamble

by Kimberly Adams

Apr 19, 2024

Consumers are experiencing price fatigue, one economist says.

Dawn dishwashing soap, made by Procter & Gamble.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Cargo mover waits out “catastrophic” halt in Baltimore port business

by Amy Scott and Sarah Leeson

Apr 19, 2024

"It was like, 'OK, this is a horrific event. And how are we going to recover from this?'" says Dawn Speakman, founder of Drayage Solutions in Baltimore.

Crews are still working to clear the wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.

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As companies mature, they change the metrics they disclose to investors

by Henry Epp

Apr 19, 2024

Netflix will stop disclosing subscriber numbers next year. Companies revising what measures they use to indicate performance is nothing new.

For companies like Netflix, subscriber numbers aren’t the whole story anymore, says Matteo Arena at Marquette University. “There might be other ways to increase the revenue and profits outside just simply increasing subscribers.”

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The "wealth effect" could affect consumer behavior — and U.S. politics

by Mitchell Hartman

Apr 19, 2024

While sizable gains in the value of stocks and real estate has likely boosted spending, it's done less to improve sentiment.

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Music from the episode

Depths (Pt. I) Yumi Zouma

Bite Plastic Picnic

Hate it or Love It The Game, 50 Cent

Simmer Hayley Williams

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Sofia Terenzio Assistant Producer

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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