On today’s show: why one 74-year-old retiree is reentering the job market.

Plus, Robinhood to offer agentic trading and shopping to users, and rideshare drivers in Massachusetts unionize. Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, joins Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes for this week ...

Protein powder seems to be in everything nowadays, not just shakes. There are now protein chips, lattes, and even Pop-Tarts.

Solar geoengineering, souvenier tees, office space, and protein powder.

More office space is being converted or demolished than is being built. But high-end office buildings are in high demand.

The latest release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows the personal saving rate has dropped to its lowest point since ...

Huntington Beach, California, faces a structural budget gap where recurring expenses exceed recurring revenue. One answer may ...

Meghan McCarty Carino is a senior reporter at Marketplace headquarters in Los Angeles. She’s also a fill-in host on “Marketplace Tech.” ...

PCE was released this morning and showed that prices were up 3.8% from a year ago in April. What’s that mean for the Fed?

Looking at 4 million applications to 1,700 positions across 150 companies, researchers found that — in many cases — an AI ...

Farmers have had to adjust to rising prices and shipping disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz’ closure, on top of existing economic strains like tariffs.

Farmers have had to adjust to rising prices and shipping disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz’ closure, on top of existing ...