Jay Siebold

Technical Director, Marketplace Morning Report

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Feb 19, 2021
Biden’s first G-7 summit as president
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The U.S. will officially rejoin the 2015 Paris Agreement, and Biden will announce a $4 billion dollar global vaccine effort. Plus, how Biden’s new bill on immigration would create a faster path to citizenship for farm workers who are unauthorized. And, Texans grapple with damage to their homes from the winter storms, including bursting pipes.
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Feb 19, 2021
U.K. Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are workers, not independent contractors
James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam
From the BBC World Service: The U.K.’s Supreme Court ruled Uber drivers should be classified as workers and not contractors, and as such are entitled to a raft of benefits and payments.
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Feb 18, 2021
Reddit, Robinhood and hedge funds face Congress
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Elected officials in Washington get into the GameStop trading frenzy today. Plus, 861,000 more people registered for unemployment last week. Before the pandemic, there had never once been a week even above 700,000. And, people who are undocumented were excluded from relief money under the CARES Act. We speak with a restaurant worker in Los Angeles about his experience.
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Feb 18, 2021
Facebook bans news in Australia
Niall Carson/PA Wire
Facebook has blocked Australian users from sharing or viewing news content on the platform. It comes in response to a proposed law which would make tech giants pay for news content on their platforms. Also, SPACs are taking over Wall Street and European stock exchange floors, but what are they and why are they so popular? We’ll explain.
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Feb 18, 2021
A slow news day in Australia … for those reading it on Facebook
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Facebook turned off news feeds in Australia in the latest response to a law that would make Big Tech companies pay for news content that appears on their platforms. Plus, how the worst ice and snow in Texas in a decade is affecting farmers and ranchers. And, highlighting the hardworking people who process unemployment benefits.
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Feb 17, 2021
Do vaccine incentives actually work?
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Does it help if companies sweeten the deal for workers to get COVID vaccinations? Plus, news today that we went out and bought more things in January. Direct COVID payments were the catalyst. Also, New York is suing Amazon, claiming the company failed to provide workers with a safe environment at two warehouses during the pandemic. And, how the winter storms sweeping the U.S. are affecting vaccine distribution.
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Feb 17, 2021
Bill Gates’ solutions for climate change
John Keatley
Gates’ new book is called “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” Plus, a closer look at how Texas’ power grid works amid ongoing outages for millions of people due to winter weather. And, the Biden administration extends forbearance for homeowners with federally backed mortgages.
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Feb 17, 2021
Between Brexit and COVID, British pig farmers face a backlog
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People in the U.K. buy nearly $7 billion of pork each year, but farmers face worker shortages and increased bureaucracy. Plus, Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi reveals his government’s plan to boost the country’s COVID-battered economy.
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Feb 16, 2021
Bitcoin tops $50,000 for the first time
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What is the significance of yet another record for Bitcoin? Plus, the social media site Parler is back online. And, a deal between the EU and U.K. on post-Brexit trade is limiting a particular type of travel many Britons used to enjoy: the booze cruise.
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Feb 16, 2021
Are India’s COVID vaccine exports seeking to counter Chinese influence in Asia?
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New Delhi has gifted millions of doses to its regional neighbors as a sign of goodwill. Also, the new World Trade Organization leader, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, wants to improve access to COVID-19 vaccines. And from oil to metals, all eyes are on commodities.
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