High risk, high rates — where's the reward?
· 25 min
Episode High risk, high rates — where's the reward?
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.
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Read the stories in today’s episode:
• How rising crude oil prices could impact the U.S. and global economy • "Innovation-based pricing": new versions of old products at higher prices • Rising rates are stressing out the riskiest companies • This CPA quit, then did one fun thing every day of her job hunt • Has the recipe for Reese's changed? It depends on how you define 'change' • Independent garages juggle mechanic shortage and computerized autos
Links in the notes 9
- https://www.marketplace.org/newsletters
- https://www.marketplace.org/
- https://www.marketplace.org/make-a-smart-investment
- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/10/22/whats-the-affect-of-rising-crude-oil-prices
- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/10/22/innovationbased-pricing-procter-gambles-moneymaker
- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/10/22/rising-rates-are-stressing-out-the-riskiest-companies
- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/10/22/job-hunt-low-hire-low-fire-one-fun-thing
- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/10/22/she-investigated-why-reeses-dont-taste-like-they-used-to
- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/10/22/independent-garages-face-mechanic-shortage-and-evolving-tech
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