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Two equally important questions we'll answer today. Markets Edition The April jobs report is out, revealing the U. We'll talk to Chris Low — chief economist at FTN Financial — about why he thinks the rate has dipped to this point, which may have to do with the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration.
Afterwards, we'll look at how mobile homeowners in Seattle are being pushed out by skyrocketing real estate values, and what some residents are doing to fight back. Edition Back in , we learned that Volkswagen rigged its cars to cheat emissions tests. Then-CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned during the fallout of the scandal, and now he's being charged with fraud by the U. On today's show, we'll look at what exactly he's been charged with and what this means for Volkswagen as a whole.
Afterwards, we'll run down what the U. Then, a host of mining companies have agreed to millions in compensation for South African gold miners who contracted incurable lung disease. Afterwards, what the end of a separatist conflict in Spain means for the local economy.
You may have noticed a trend in your inbox lately. Lots of companies are rewriting these agreements ahead of the General Data Protection Regulation rollout in Europe. So we'll start today's show looking at the pro-tariff crowd before chatting with a few of the thousands of companies looking for exemptions. Tesla's earnings call yesterday was feisty as Elon Musk's electric car company beat expectations while posting a record loss.
We'll look at the challenges Musk is facing as he makes the turn from luxury to the mass market. We'll talk to a few who did and see how they were able to swing it. Markets Edition Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and other key figures from the Trump administration are in China right now for trade negotiations. We'll chat with Seth Carpenter, who was a top treasury official in the Obama administration, about what the U.
Afterwards, we'll look at how one small city in Texas is trying to improve internet access in the area, a problem that plagues low-income border communities. Edition Cambridge Analytica, the data firm that harvested personal information from Facebook users to target voters in the presidential election, is filing for bankruptcy. We'll recap the company's involvement with conservative donors and why it says it can't continue to operate.
Afterwards, we'll look at how Xiaomi, a Chinese smartphone maker, is launching an initial public offering that would make it the third-largest tech IPO ever. We dive into a new study that suggests good grades may count against female job applicants.
Global Edition From the BBC World Service … Turkey was the fastest growing economy in the G last year, but new figures today are stoking worries the economy is at serious risk of overheating. What can the government and the central bank to do ease concerns? Afterwards, marriage is a big business in India … but increasingly, so is divorce.
Should universities worry about spying? The Trump administration is reportedly thinking about measures to prevent Chinese citizens from conducting sensitive research at American universities. The worry is that these researchers might take home secrets. Today, the Federal Open Market Committee chose not to raise interest rates, but it did have other news: Inflation has reached the Fed benchmark of 2 percent. How tolerant of inflation is the Fed going to be?
That depends on whether the economy is experiencing good or bad inflation. We look at the difference between the two. Most American companies doing business in China are making money, so they might want different things from the talks than the negotiators do. Marketplace China Correspondent Jennifer Pak breaks it down for us.
Speaking of tariffs, A merican companies submitted over 3, applications for exemptions. We dig into what some of these companies are doing to try and increase their chances. Markets Edition The Fed isn't expected to raise interest rates when it meets today, but what they do say about inflation may indicate how aggressively they'll hike rates later in the year.
We'll talk to Diane Swonk, chief economist at the firm Grant Thornton, about the types of inflation on her radar screen. Afterwards, we'll look at how some health care businesses are trying to improve the relationship between medical professionals and patients through more empathetic care.
We'll look at how much trade occurs between the two countries and what the Trump administration is asking for. Afterwards, we'll visit Nebraska to find out how soybean farmers are coping with China's looming threat to impose tariffs on the product. We'll talk about the worries surrounding Tesla as the company burns through cash. So, does it take European Central Bank rate hikes off the table for this year? Then, if you thought getting Congress to agree on a budget annually is hard, try getting 28 nations to agree on a plan once every seven years.
For Macedonia, a lot. Self-driving cars will probably save a lot of lives in the future. But right now, the tech is new, and most of it requires human intervention.
Experts refer to several levels, 1 through 5, of automation in cars. A 5th level car would have no steering wheel or gas pedal. Several cars on the market now fit into the middle category; requiring human intervention with some autonomous features. South Korea has already scored itself a permanent pass by agreeing to restrict its steel and aluminum exports to the United States. If you don't want tariffs, then agree to a quota. Thing is, there's a pretty big economic difference between the two.
We'll explain, then examine the reaction to this policy from a number of trading partners. Plus, a look at Canada's skills-based immigration policy, which Trump has said he admires, and its unintended side effects. The big corporate story du jour is T-Mobile and Sprint, but we're going to focus on something specific the two wireless companies said when they announced a proposed merger: Will that help win over government regulators?
Then, ahead of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's trip to Beijing, we'll talk about China's bid for tech domination by President Donald Trump has until midnight tonight to make up his mind on a whole bunch of temporary tariff exemptions.
We'll look at the state of play so far. The e-cigarette manufacturer Juul started off aiming its product at adult smokers looking to quit, but now the brightly-colored, fruit-flavored refill cartridges have caught on with teens, and the FDA is stepping in.
We'll talk about it. Plus, everything's looking up at Amazon: The big corporate headline of the day is an industrial story, a commodities story, a global trade story and a good ol' wow-that's-an-interesting-move story. Ford Motor Company announced this morning it's going to stop making cars for the North American market, save the iconic Mustang.
We'll talk about what that means for the company and the auto industry writ large. Despite Facebook's recent privacy fiasco, the company reported a 63 percent increase in year-over-year profits for the first quarter. Teachers have been striking all over the country this spring, but there's another massive reorganization in Puerto Rico's schools you need to know about.
We'll bring you the view from the ground. If what's past is prologue, we're in for a change of mood at the White House. French President Emmanuel Macron's on his way out of town, after what you can only call a very warm reception from President Donald Trump.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel shows up on Friday. The two European leaders are pushing the same agenda, but they're going to be greeted much differently. CFPB head Mick Mulvaney said last night he wants to take the agency's database of consumer complaints offline, out of public view. We'll explain what's going on. Are rising interest rates good or bad? What about oil prices? It's kind of a trick question. Those are all signs of an economy that's growing quite nicely — when wages are going up.
That's where we're starting today. If you're talking about wages, it's worth mentioning that some of the biggest companies in this country are sitting on mountains of cash: So what are companies doing with all that money? We know firsthand that's impossible now. And what's that say about the economy? We begin today with a number, a relatively simple number that brings with it meaning for everybody in this economy who has debt: That's the interest rate that the government's year Treasury note is getting really close to, for the first time since January In isolation, it's not a huge deal, but in the context of the low-rate environment, it's really something.
We'll start today by explaining all the hype. Horror movies are back from the dead, making big money on small budgets. Wells Fargo will pay the federal government a billion dollars to settle charges of misconduct in its car and home loans. That's a lot, but only a small percentage of the banks' recent profits. It's also the biggest bank fine imposed by the Trump administration and the first by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the direction of Mick Mulvaney.
He's no fan of the agency he's now in charge of, and he's still Trump's budget guy, so we had him on today to talk about all of it. We'll talk over the interview with our friends on the Weekly Wrap and take a look at where all that money's going.
Sometimes you've got a plan for reporting out a story, then circumstances change your mind. She was in the middle of reporting an update on how the island is recovering after last year's hurricanes, then the lights went out We got Lizzie on the phone today to talk about how things are going. American consumers can be a fickle bunch, and companies spend billions to make that fickleness break their way as best they can — especially in a crisis.
But what do Starbucks customers think of last weekend's incident in Philadelphia, where two black men sat down without buying anything and left in handcuffs? Then, another Trump tweet fact check: Are bilateral trade deals really better for the U. More on brand loyalty, and why disgruntled Facebook users are still relatively happy with its subsidiary, Instagram. It was supposed to be Tax Day in America, but thanks to computer issues at the IRS, everyone gets another day to file.
At issue is whether the online retailer and others like it should collect sales tax. We'll follow the money. Starbucks is closing down all 8, of its company-owned stores for one day next month to give its , workers racial bias training. The move comes after two black men were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia when a manager called the police because they were sitting in the cafe without buying anything.
Japan's one of several American allies and 2, companies looking for an exemption. We'll look at who else is on the list. None of our trading partners were hit with a currency manipulator label in the latest report from the Treasury department last week, but decisions by the president's own government often don't dissuade him from tweeting what he believes, like "Russia and China are playing the Currency Devaluation game.
We're just past the point of maximum pressure for a lot of high school seniors. College admissions are a roll of the dice, but early-decision admissions are getting a closer look from the Justice Department, possibly for antitrust violations, and that's not the only complaint people have with it. President Donald Trump has gone back and forth on the Trans-Pacific Partnership the past few days, and you might be looking for a refresher. What exactly is in the thing? We'll get you up to speed today and talk a bit about the Farm Bill, too.
The president has kicked things up a notch in his fight with Amazon over the U. He's ordering a task force to dig into the operations and finances of the post office, which he says is on an unsustainable financial path. But is a task force gonna fix that?
We'll look into it, but first, the Weekly Wrap. Much like health care, it seems global trade is a harder nut to crack than the White House thought it might be. In a meeting today, Presdient Donald Trump said he's told his top economic and trade advisers to look at getting the United States back into the Trans-Pacific Partnership. It's not really a surprise. The president hinted at it in Davos, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin flat out said it in an interview on this program.
That's where we're starting today, plus the latest on bank earnings and Disney's move to streaming. A lot of science fiction tech has become reality. Now some companies are settling into stacks of sci-fi to find the Next Big Thing.
We got the most recent Federal Reserve meeting minutes. Trump tax cuts and increased federal spending will give the economy a short-term boost, but all the deficit spending and retaliatory tariffs carry long-term risks.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan won't have to worry about any of this soon. He announced today he'll leave Congress in January. We'll talk about the ripple effects of that departure.
Mark Zuckerberg's second day of testimony saw the Facebook CEO answering more questions about his company's business model: A lot of it comes down to the Like button, that little thumbs up that may well be the most powerful tool in social media. More from our "How We Changed" series. If you were listening to Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in front of the Senate, you missed the sort of bewildered smile on the Facebook CEO's face as he explained to Sen.
Orrin Hatch how his company makes money. Zuckerberg was still answering questions as we taped the show this afternoon, but we brought in Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood to talk about the story so far. But soon afterward, it asked the bankruptcy court for permission to pay big executive bonuses.
That sounds remarkable, but it's actually pretty common. We'll look at why. One in three American families has trouble affording diapers. It's been a while since we've started this program by dissecting a presidential tweet. But with a whiff of trade war in the air, there's some good economic context to be had from that exercise today. Does that sound like free or fair trade. It's often said that if you aren't paying for a product, you are the product. The past few weeks at Facebook have been a stark reminder of that.
So, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg set to testify before Congress tomorrow, we'll explore this model, other companies that use it and whether Facebook has any alternatives.
Kai ended the trade war! Today's jobs report was underwhelming, no doubt. But after putting up huge numbers last month, we're still adding , jobs a month this year. What we should really be worried about is The Ghost of Jobs Reports Yet to Come, because this run of economic growth is getting very long in the tooth.
We'll talk about it, plus the latest Russian sanctions from the Trump administration. But first, we'll talk about all the economic news of the past seven days in the Weekly Wrap. The trade deficit — all the goods and services we buy from overseas, minus what other countries buy from us — is President Donald Trump's key economic irritant.
We just got the February trade report this morning from the Department of Commerce, and for the sixth month in a row, our trade deficit has grown, despite Trump's promises to shrink it. It may not be his fault though, and we'll explain why. Yesterday we talked to several Americans about what the potential trade war between China and the U. Today we're headed to the streets of Shanghai, where the perspective is a little different.
Plus, it's opening day for minor league baseball. While MLB players can pull eye-popping salaries, their counterparts down the ladder are making peanuts — with no raise in sight. We should be clear from the jump: China and the U.
So you could call it a "trade war," but it really isn't Still, you all have a lot of questions about what might happen if this cold trade war heats up. We'll start today's show with the economic fundamentals, then do our best to answer those questions.
There's even more on Marketplace. A look at what will happen to America's agriculture industry if no one blinks in this macroeconomic game of chicken. The 12 regional banks in the Federal Reserve are ostensibly equal, but in reality the New York Fed leads the way on regulation of Wall Street and other bits of monetary policy.
Today, the central bank announced John Williams no, the other one will run it. We'll talk about what that means for the Fed and what you need to know about Williams.
Tiger Woods has been off his game in a very big way for years now. But after a string of personal struggles and four back surgeries, he's back and playing pretty well. Turns out, what's good for Woods' game is good for golf. We'll look at the Tiger Effect in Markets Edition The U. Afterwards, we'll discuss the Federal Reserve's plans to raise interest rates this year. While annual inflation hit the Fed's target of 2 percent in March, they're not expected to accelerate any hikes.
Then, we'll discuss what to look for in Apple's quarterly earnings report. We'll look at the factors holding up a deal, along some of the arrangements America has already struck with other regions. Craig Hoxie, a high school physics teacher, who explains what he sees as the problems in the state's education system. We chat with his right-hand man and author of a new biography called "The Murdoch Method.
Markets Edition With T-Mobile and Sprint planning to merge, we'll discuss the types of deals that you will or won't be offered from them, along with why the development of 5G wireless served as a catalyst for the planned deal. We'll look at previous deals these two companies have tried to strike with one another over the years. Afterwards, we'll discuss limitations the Trump administration may place on Chinese investment in the U.
We'll talk with Jeanine Poggi, a media reporter for Ad Age, about the large amount of time devoted to commercials during broadcast TV — and what some networks are trying to do to change that. So, what does a deal in the U.
Then, immigration is a hot topic from coast to coast — not just in America, but in Britain as well. What does it mean for the future of British immigration policy? GDP's growth figure is out for the first quarter, showing that the economy grew at a rate of 2.
We'll hear from Chris Low — chief economist at FTN Financial — about the reasons for this, and why this percentage is still actually better than many people expected.
Edition North and South Korea have pledged they will never fight another war — but are these truce talks too good to be true? Lots of companies are rewriting these agreements ahead of the General Data Protection Regulation rollout in Europe. That's the new set of stricter privacy rules that goes into effect in Europe at the end of the month. That's what some people in the White House may think.
The Trump administration is reportedly thinking about measures to prevent Chinese citizens from conducting sensitive research at American universities. The worry is that these researchers might take home secrets. Marketplace's Amy Scott spoke with Daniel Golden, author of "Spy Schools," about the front lines of academic espionage. But right now, the tech is new, and most of it requires human intervention. Experts refer to several levels, 1 through 5, of automation in cars.
A 5th level car would have no steering wheel or gas pedal. Several cars on the market now fit into the middle category; requiring human intervention with some autonomous features. Now they'll have to convince the government to let the deal move forward, which may not be easy. The companies have tried to work out a deal twice in the past and failed, partly over disagreements in terms, but also due to fears that the Obama administration would reject the merger.
Their pitch to regulators this time? It's all about 5G and the promise of fast mobile connectivity. Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood spoke with Mike Sievert, T-Mobile's president and chief operating officer, about the details behind the deal. Since then, people on the island have had deal with lots of uncertainty, including spotty electricity and an island-wide blackout earlier this month.
Cell phone and internet access are often unreliable as well. She says connectivity on the island is still a mixed bag. That came amid warnings from the U. Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood spoke with Bruce Schneier, a cybersecurity expert at Harvard, about how tech companies will play a role in combating international cyber threats. That question will go before the Supreme Court sometime in June. Traditionally, businesses only need to collect sales taxes in states where they have a physical presence.
But South Dakota recently passed a law to change that. Two companies, Wayfair and Overstock, sued the state.