High risk, high rates — where's the reward?

Podcast: Marketplace · Marketplace

Opublikowano: 2026-10-22

Everyday consumers aren’t the only ones contending with rising borrowing costs. Corporations are also subject to those fluctuations — but the rates don’t rise equally across the board. In this episode, why companies with the corporate equivalent of low credit scores are seeing extra-high borrowing costs right now. Also in this episode: Rising crude oil prices spell trouble for sustained inflation, P&G raises sales with “innovation-based pricing,” and independent mechanics struggle to repair newer tech-integrated cars. Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter. ...