From the BBC World Service: DoorDash is paying $3.8 billion to take over U.K. food delivery app Deliveroo as it looks to gain a footing in the market there. Elsewhere, Germany's DAX is down 2% after the leader of Germany's conservative party, Friedrich Merz, unexpectedly failed to win the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor, New Zealand's prime minister wants to keep kids off social media and some businesses in Mexico are hiring English-speaking deportees.
Marketplace All-in-One - Fiverr CEO explains why everyone needs to upskill with AI
In an internal memo to his staff in April, Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman wrote that “AI is coming for your jobs. Heck, it's coming for my job too. This is a wake-up call. It does not matter if you are a programmer, designer, product manager, data scientist, lawyer, customer support rep, salesperson, or a finance person - AI is coming for you.” Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Kaufman, about his "radical candor" on the subject and how he wanted to spur them to think creatively about how they can remain relevant in the face of fast-changing technology.
Marketplace All-in-One - How cheap is too cheap?
Oil companies are barely breaking even on crude oil right now — a barrel of West Texas Intermediate started Monday at a paltry $58. If prices stay low, firms will have a choice to make: invest in new production, or pay investors dividends. Plus, the services sector expanded but remains wary of tariffs, health care hiring may not weather major cuts to Medicaid and we visit an electric vehicle showcase in Shanghai.
Marketplace All-in-One - How are companies handling tariffs? Exactly like we predicted
The Trump administration is hoping tariffs will spur companies to bring manufacturing back to the United States. But a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found that most companies are planning to deal with tariffs another way. (Spoiler alert: we totally saw this coming!) We’ll also discuss how the Department of Homeland Security is hoping to cut the cost of mass deportations. Plus, did Trump get the idea to reopen Alcatraz from a movie?
Here’s everything we talked about today:
-Post on Bluesky from Carl Quintanilla
-"Tariff Politics; Rent-Stabilized Tenants May See a Rent Hike; Surviving Wall Street; Celebrating NYC's Mexican Communities" from The Brian Lehrer Show
-"DHS Announces Historic Travel Assistance and Stipend for Voluntary Self-Deportation" from Department of Homeland Security
-"US offers $1,000 stipend to encourage migrants to self-deport" from Reuters
-"Mass Deportation: Devastating Costs to America, Its Budget and Economy" from American Immigration Council
-"Trump Seems to Have Decided to Reopen Alcatraz Because of a Movie" from The New Republic
-"Trump Says He Wants to Reopen Alcatraz as a Functioning Prison" from The New York Times
-"Met Gala 2025: Highlights from exhibit of Black style and designers" from AP News
-"'Tailoring Black Style': Dandyism shines at the 2025 Met Gala" from NPR
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Marketplace All-in-One - Ports showing the impact of Trump’s tariffs
It’s been almost a month since President Donald Trump announced 145% tariffs on all Chinese goods. One of the places we’re starting to see the impact of that announcement is at U.S. ports. Almost as soon as Trump raised tariffs on China, U.S. importers started canceling orders. And it could lead to a major supply chain shock. Also: tariffs on international films and strategies for older adults to work down credit card debt.
Marketplace All-in-One - The Oracle of Omaha is bowing out
Warren Buffett is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway after 60 years, though he'll still stay on as chairman. The legendary investor, age 94, announced at Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. We'll hear more. And later: Have you ever wanted to spend your days with seals, sea lions and turtles? Today, we'll chat with an aquatic veterinarian who does just that, as part of our series "What's That Like?"
Marketplace All-in-One - Trump’s potential blockbuster tariffs on foreign films
From the BBC World Service: U.S. President Donald Trump says he will hit movies made in foreign countries with 100% tariffs, as he ramps up trade disputes with nations across the globe. Plus, Skype will officially stop operating today, although Skype for Business will continue. And the Maldives has signed a deal with a Dubai-based company to establish an $8.8 billion investment zone aimed at diversifying the tourism hotspot into a "financial freezone."
Marketplace All-in-One - Is talking to AI chatbots good for us?
People are using chatbots in all kinds of ways — to search the web, get help with an online purchase, sometimes even for counseling. But there's a lot about this human-AI interaction we don't fully understand. Do these chatbots effectively combat loneliness or worsen social isolation? The answer — so far — is complicated, according to Cathy Fang, a second-year PhD student at MIT Media Lab who, along with researchers from OpenAI, studied how chatbot use affects human social and emotional wellbeing.
Marketplace All-in-One - Supply chain strain, redux
It’s been one month since President Trump raised tariffs on goods from China. Already, the global supply chain is struggling. In this episode, we’ll hear about plummeting container ship traffic to the U.S. and how small retailers are dealing with limited stock. Plus, how the drayage sector is faring and what all these tariff negotiations will mean for the global economy going forward.
Marketplace All-in-One - Economics on Tap: Airport Edition
On today’s episode, Kimberly joins "Economics on Tap" from the Toronto airport. We’ll unpack President Trump’s elimination of a tariff loophole known as the de minimus exemption that went into effect today, meaning low-cost shipments will no longer enter the United States tariff-free. Without it, Americans could start to feel some serious tariff pain. And, President Trump is renewing threats to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status. Plus, we’ll play a round of Half Full/Half Empty.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
-"Trump's tariffs come for fast fashion, and the blowback could be fierce." from Politico
-"Harvard President Says Any Move to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status Would Be ‘Highly Illegal’" from The Wall Street Journal
-"Trump aims to cut $6 billion from NASA budget, shifting $1 billion to Mars-focused missions" from CNBC
-"Visit this store for a free iris scan to ‘prove’ you’re human, not AI" from The Washington Post
-"MoviePass’ Next Big Bet: A Fantasy Box Office App" from The Hollywood Reporter
-"A little retirement, as a treat" from Marketplace
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