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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 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? We'll take a look at their decision to pursue "complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
We chat with political science professor Diana Mutz about her recent study arguing that the presidential election was not, as prevailing narratives suggest, driven by economic frustration. Then, to Liverpool of Beatles fame. Markets Edition On Friday, we'll get the first government reading on economic growth from January to March. We'll hear from Diane Swonk, chief economist at the consulting and accounting firm Grant Thorton, about what should we expect. Afterwards, we'll look at how Facebook fared in its first-quarter earnings report, and then we'll visit the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, China — one of the world's largest import and export trade fairs — about how manufacturers are reacting toward the threat of U.
Edition As Amazon gets ready to report its first-quarter earnings today, we'll look at the online retailer's massive success, which includes a milestone of million Prime members and the growth of its cloud storage service.
But can it keep up with this pace? Then, a French billionaire is under formal investigation for alleged meddling in two African countries. Markets Edition The year Treasury yield remains above 3 percent, which some are blaming for our market decline.
We'll talk with Susan Schmidt, senior portfolio manager at Westwood Holdings Group, about why this narrative might be wrong. T-Mobile and Sprint have agreed to merge. 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? Seven months ago, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. 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. Last week 34 tech companies signed the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, saying they won't help any government, including the U.
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. Will online business be forced to collect state sales taxes? 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. Political campaigns want your data. Local campaigns collect lots of data as well, and that data needs to be secured. The days are numbered for federal net neutrality regulations. In response, some states are working on their own versions to prevent internet service providers ISP from blocking, slowing or charging more for some web traffic.
Oregon, Washington and several other states have made new rules, but a bill working its way through the California legislature would go the furthest. Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood spoke with Ryan Singel, a media and strategy fellow at Stanford Law School, about how a state can regulate a business that crosses state lines.
Robots are coming for all our jobs, right? It can be hard not to feel that way given the pace of automation.
But if it really is inevitable, are we doing anything to prepare for it? This week, Facebook revealed more about the way it collects data on just about everyone. To put the deluge of privacy news into perspective, Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood spoke with Tom Merritt, host of the "Daily Tech News Show" podcast, about whether this is all just a Facebook problem. Many Americans rely on a cable provider to connect them to broadband internet, and s treaming and other tech trends are changing the way we watch television.
Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood spoke with Amanda Lotz about her new book, "We Now Disrupt This Broadcast," on the role of cable and the internet in transforming the way we are entertained. This week, a federal judge said Facebook must face a lawsuit over its use of facial recognition. It's Tax Day, and if you are one of the 50 million people who prepared their taxes online, you might have seen an option to talk to a real accountant through video chat.
On Marketplace Tech, we look at the need for accountants on demand and discuss how the gig economy is changing for highly educated workers. Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear a case that will determine who collects sales tax for online purchases.
This week Marketplace Tech has been focused on the data economy, and how the practice of trading our personal information for services evolved. And politicians have been experts at gathering data about us for even longer. Marketplace host Molly Wood spoke with Sunshine Hillygus, professor of political science and public policy at Duke University, about the entangled history of the web and politics.
Congress may have grilled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week, but generally, lawmakers have given social media and tech a regulatory pass. Now there's at least talk about the possibility of laws that would govern our private data. So, all this week on Marketplace Tech, we're focusing on the data economy.
Today a look at the laws or lack thereof that have been put in place around data and technology. But the ad business has changed in the last few decades, and data is at the heart of its new strategy. Host Molly Wood speaks with Safiya Noble, a professor at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication, about the evolution of advertising technology and how much it now relies on personal information, such as what Disney princess each of us is.
Mark Zuckerberg will testify in front of Congress today. Over the course of this week, Marketplace Tech will look at different aspects of the data economy to understand how we got here.
Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood spoke with Mark Surman, executive director of the Mozilla Foundation, about how sharing personal information in exchange for free services came to be. What do you think of when you hear the term "wearable technology? All good examples, but the term is expanding. Now it could mean a denim jacket from Levi's and Google that allows wearers to pair the clothing with a smartphone.
Apple might be getting in the chip business. Bloomberg reported earlier this week that Apple plans to replace Intel processors in Mac computers with microchips of its own. There is a lot of junk in space. And there looks to be more coming as private companies send more satellites into low-Earth orbit. Last week, SpaceX got conditional approval from the Federal Communications Commission to launch more than 4, satellites. Your internet service provider is watching you.
There were regulations dealing with the issue for a few months, but the Trump administration did away with them. A ransomware attack in Atlanta affected city services including the court system, first responders and utilities. It made us wonder: Just how vulnerable are American cities to ransomware? The biggest financial bloggers reveal their positions on bitcoin and cryptocurrencies By Shawn Langlois.
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