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Today: #9 in Business on our combined chart.
Today: #109 in Business, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #174 in Business, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #43 in Business, India on our combined chart.
Today: #114 in Business, Japan on our combined chart.
Today: #100 in Business, Philippines on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
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| Oct 21 | #9 | #22 | #11 | #26 | #27 |
| Oct 20 | #10 | #29 | #11 | #42 | #45 |
| Oct 19 | #8 | #27 | #10 | #26 | #27 |
| Oct 18 | #9 | #23 | #9 | #22 | #23 |
| Oct 17 | #9 | #23 | #9 | #21 | #27 |
| Oct 16 | #8 | #23 | #8 | #25 | #26 |
| Oct 15 | #9 | #24 | #8 | #22 | #22 |
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Every weekday, host Kai Ryssdal helps you make sense of the day's business and economic news — no econ degree or finance background required. "Marketplace" takes you beyond the numbers, bringing you context. Our team of reporters all over the world speak with CEOs, policymakers and regular people just trying to get by.