Acting on uncertainty

Marketplace

American Public Media

Business, News

4.6 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

We’ve said it more than once lately: This economy is defined by uncertainty. And as President Trump makes aggressive, if erratic, moves on trade and federal funding, firms and organizations are taking action to protect their interests. In this episode, some universities issue bonds ahead of federal funding cuts and some companies retract their investor guidance for 2025. Plus: Tariffs can’t reshore every sector of manufacturing and we launch a series documenting the consumer economy, focused on the views and experiences of people.

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0:00.0	If you've shopped online, chances are you've bought from a business powered by Shopify.
0:05.6	You know that purple shop pay button you see at checkout?
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0:11.1	That's Shopify.
0:12.1	And there's a reason so many businesses sell with it,
0:15.0	because Shopify makes it incredibly easy to start and run your own business.
0:19.8	Shopify is the commerce platform behind millions of
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0:32.8	Sign up for a one pound per month trial and start selling today at Shopify.co.com.uk slash Marketplace 22.
0:40.6	Go to Shopify.com.uk.uk slash Marketplace 22.
0:48.0	Capricious. Adjective. Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
0:56.5	Also, the trade policy of the United States of America.
1:01.4	From American public media, this is Marketplace.
1:05.8	Thank you. In Los Angeles, I'm Kyle Rizdahl.
1:17.4	It is Wednesday, today the 9th of April.
1:20.4	Good as always to have you along, everybody.
1:23.5	I don't.
1:25.4	What?
1:27.0	I mean, where do you start on a newsday like today?
1:34.4	We started around here with Chad Bound.
1:37.7	At least that was the plan anyway.
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