Houston’s heat wave is taking its toll

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4.6 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

It’s been a summer of record-breaking heat. Today, we’ll head to Houston to hear how a sizzling heat wave is impacting the health of its most vulnerable workers. Also on the show: The 10-year Treasury yield is climbing, as are 401(k) balances. Plus, are American tourists ready for a museum about the economy?

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0:00.0	Marketplace Morning reports new Skin in the Game series explores what we can learn about
0:04.5	money and careers from the $300 billion video game industry.
0:09.3	Plus, here how an Oakland-based program helps young people get the skills they need to break
0:14.0	into this booming industry.
0:15.9	Listen to Skin in the Game and more from the Marketplace Morning report wherever you get
0:20.5	your podcasts.
0:23.7	Retail, the Fed, and Bond yields, oh my.
0:28.4	From American public media, this is Marketplace.
0:34.1	In Los Angeles, I'm Kyle Rizdole.
0:42.1	It is Friday today.
0:43.1	The 18th of August could as always to have you along, everybody.
0:46.0	No small number of things to discuss, not enough time, never enough time on a Friday.
0:51.3	So here we go.
0:52.3	Jordan Holman is at the New York Times.
0:54.0	Amara Mokwe is at the Wall Street Journal.
0:56.0	Hey you too.
0:57.0	Hello.
0:58.0	Jordan, let me start with you and consumers and retail in this economy.
1:03.9	Target came out this week said, you know, we're doing okay, but no more discounts because
1:07.8	we've worked our inventory down.
1:09.3	Walmart said we're selling things right in the left.
1:11.6	Consumers keep on buying.
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