Romance apps are struggling to get dates right now. Bumble says it’s laying off nearly a third of its employees. Since the company’s launch of its stock in 2021, stock prices have fallen about 90%. We'll hear how changing habits and economic uncertainty are factoring in. Plus: where the Senate version of the big tax and spending bill stands and a trip to Georgia, where farmland and solar panels are coexisting.
Marketplace All-in-One - Beijing confirms progress in trade talks with Washington
From the BBC World Service: A White House official said the talks lay the groundwork for expediting rare earth shipments from China to the U.S. Then, the 12-day war between Iran and Israel brought intense focus on a key waterway, the Strait of Hormuz. How has the conflict affected a region so dependent on the Strait? And, European leaders have been gathering in Brussels to decide on a common negotiating position toward the Trump administration.
Marketplace All-in-One - Bytes: Week in Review – AI’s fair use case win, at-home camera surveillance tech, and iPhone’s ‘F1’ ad annoys users
On this week’s Bytes: Week in Review: Apple irked customers with movie ads, the Mideast conflict reminded us of the lack of security in smart surveillance cameras, and a federal judge handed down a landmark ruling on AI’s use of copyrighted works, citing a legal doctrine known as fair use.
Marketplace All-in-One - Burning Questions: How do cuts to NOAA impact all of us?
June marks the start of hurricane season but thanks to the climate crisis we’re dealing with extreme weather year-round. Just in the past month, deadly storms have devastated Kentucky and a brutal heat-wave is surging across the country. With the recent cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service, weather stations are understaffed and weather forecasting might be impacted. In this episode of Burning Questions, host Amy Scott talks with former National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellinni to find out how the cuts to NOAA impact all of us.
Marketplace All-in-One - Finding work is tough in a stalled labor market
Continuing unemployment claims just hit nearly two million — the highest number since November 2021. There’s not much hiring right now and workers with jobs aren’t going anywhere. In this static labor market, what’s an unemployed person to do? Also in this episode: Car sales slow after a pre-tariff boom, a new report shows Americans are socializing less, and a town in Oregon is still rebuilding five years after a major fire.
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Marketplace All-in-One - The new era of warfare
The ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding for now. But as this conflict has played out, along with other ongoing wars around the world, it got us thinking: What does war even look like in 2025? In Ukraine, it looks like drone and missile attacks side-by-side with everyday life. On the show today, longtime international correspondent Deborah Amos joins us from Kyiv, Ukraine to talk about how modern warfare has changed.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
- "Bank hacks, internet shutdowns and crypto heists: Here’s how the war between Israel and Iran is playing out in cyberspace" from Politico
- "Combat drones: We are in a new era of warfare - here's why" from BBC News
- "FPV drones in Ukraine are changing modern warfare" from Atlantic Council
- "Cyber Operations during the Russo-Ukrainian War" from the Center for Strategic and International Studies
- “‘Will Trump give up the store?’ Edward Fishman on how US economic warfare works – and doesn’t" from The Guardian
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Marketplace All-in-One - The fight over job training for younger people
A federal judge has stopped the Labor Department from halting operations at the federal Job Corps program, which gives teenagers and young adults training in trades like construction and car repair. We'll hear about the costs of the program — and the potential costs of cutting it. Plus, economic growth has been revised downward, and a new report finds that home ownership costs are uncomfortably high in nearly 80% of U.S. counties.
Marketplace All-in-One - Who comes next?
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that President Donald Trump is thinking about announcing his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as soon as this fall, months before Powell’s term is over. Plus, the national price tag for health care is expected to reach more than 20% of GDP by 2033, even as Congress considers significant cuts to what taxpayers spend on health care for vulnerable Americans. And later, what is a "shadow fleet"?
Marketplace All-in-One - Could Japan’s rice crisis be easing?
From the BBC World Service: In good news for Japanese consumers, rice prices have fallen to their lowest level in two months. That's after a shortage of the country’s staple food, caused by a poor harvest and increased tourist demand. Then, Zimbabwe has moved forward with compensation payments to white farmers whose land was seized during a controversial land reform program more than 20 years ago. And, business leaders are in China for the country's annual economic forum.
Marketplace All-in-One - Data centers in space
Demand for data centers continues to grow everywhere, but their environmental impacts are causing some to consider a different option: build them in space, where there's lots of room, solar power and a cold environment. Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with Evan Robinson-Johnson, business reporter at The Information, to learn more.