Week of April 17th, 2017

Rachel Abrams of the New York Times and David Gura of Bloomberg join us to discuss the week’s business and economic news. This week, they talk about whether the Trump administration can meet any of its major pledges before its first 100 days. Also, Trump has signed a lot of executive orders, but are they doing […]

Immigration and the coal industry are main concerns.

Artists 'have to be a million different things,' she says.

The former Microsoft CEO created USAFacts so you can see where your tax dollars go.

TV and movie writers are fed up with declining pay as media companies make huge profits.

As electors go to the polls, a far-right candidate is urging protectionism and 'economic patriotism.'

Is it OK to bring up salary in an interview?

President Trump said today his tax reform plan is gonna be ready on Wednesday. While we’re waiting, it’s worth talking about where exactly our tax dollars are going. A new website called USAFacts is trying to help folks get their hands on all that data. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is behind it, and he came on to chat. Plus: The Trump administration is taking on inversions and Canadian dairy trade rules while France takes on globalization. And, as always, we recap the week in economic news in about five minutes or less.

Cybersecurity expert Ed Stroz advises on Wi-Fi, VPNs and pass codes.

Three mayors weigh in this week on President Trump’s first 100 days. Plus: A former FBI agent examines whether companies or consumers should be responsible for online security. Then: Are job interviews a waste of time? Experts and listeners have their say and musician Tei Shi explores life as a sculptor in the Marketplace Quiz. 

We’re expecting another series of executive orders from President Trump that’ll deal with taxes and financial regulations. Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams explains what’s in store for our financial future. Afterwards, as part of our “Robot-Proof Jobs” series, we’ll chat with Thomas Kalil, a former deputy director for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Kalil shares how we can apply AI to the classroom to teach tech skills and beat a robot takeover. 

Caltech, where many feel jobs and funding are at risk, prepares for the March for Science

The final episode of a special three-part podcast series on automation and the economy.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 hits stores today, with its makers hoping it’ll make you forget about the iPhone and that other Samsung phone with exploding batteries. Geoffrey Fowler, personal tech columnist for the Wall Street Journal, stopped by tell us all about the new device’s features, and how it compares with Apple’s products. Afterwards, we’ll check out the rise of tech in Phoenix, Arizona, and then play this week’s Silicon Tally with NASA’s Daniel Lockney, whose job includes helping NASA technology find uses in places here on earth. 

He bought put options for the publicly traded Borussia Dortmund soccer team.

Cc'ing supervisors erodes trust between co-workers, a new study says.

As elections approach, a far-right candidate is channeling nationalist sentiment.

Keith Hall, of the Congressional Budget Office, talks about the importance of keeping analysis nonpartisan.

We also recap all of the incidents that could have contributed to Fox's decision.

This has been a relatively low-key week in Washington, politics-wise. Congress has been on recess and the president has been in and out of town. Left behind have been staffers at agencies and offices that do the work that helps the government work, among them the Congressional Budget Office and its director, Keith Hall. The CBO and it analysis work were thrown in the spotlight during the recent healthcare debate and non-vote. We’ll talk with Hall about all of it. Then we’ll look at the state of politics in France, where the upcoming presidential election finds voters turning against the EU. Plus: Google, which makes billions from ad sales, is said to be considering an ad-blocking feature for its Chrome web browser.

Since July, people have moved about $60 million to these institutions.

They have the highest risk of losing work to robots.

This week, we’ve been looking at communities all over the country that are trying to become the next big tech hub. What’s one region waiting for talent to come to town? Philadelphia. Archna Sahay, the director of entrepreneurial investment for the city, joined us to talk about whether there’s enough venture capital to go around. Afterwards, we’ll look at how the animated FXX sitcom “Archer” came of age along with the internet. Amber Nash, the actress who voices Pam Poovey, and Brian Fordney, the show’s technical director, stopped by talk about the show’s evolution and a new “Archer” app viewers can use while watching the series.

Fox has fired Bill O’Reilly amid sexual harassment claims against the TV host. Bad publicity, of course, can matter a lot when it comes to corporate decisions like these. We’ll recap some of the events leading up to the ousting, which include the departure of more than 50 advertisers, and look at a big financial deal in Europe that may have influenced the move. Next, we’ll examine a new study that finds it can make a huge difference if a person attends community college full-time. And afterwards, we’ll hear from the Harvard economist Richard Freeman about why more of us should become shareholders as our reliance on automation increases. 

Television audiences need more when it comes to their favorite shows, says technical director Bryan Fordney.

Janesville, Wisconsin's resources are stretched thin after GM left the city and took jobs with it.

CEO Anne Wojcicki hopes the collective power of health information will advance research.

The social media company makes the jump to augmented reality on your phone.

It has to do with time spent on the vine.

And why the company is betting consumers will want to know their risk for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

F8, Facebook’s annual conference for software developers, wraps up today. There’s usually a lot of ooh-ing and aah-ing over whatever it is that Mark Zuckerberg introduces. Not so this year. We talked with tech corespondent Molly Wood about reaction and the company’s augmented reality ambitions. Then, we travel to Janesville, Wisconsin, hometown of Speaker Paul Ryan and the site of an all-to-familiar American story. Plus, a conversation with 23andMe’s CEO about genetics and data.

In 'Move Fast and Break Things,' Jonathan Taplin examines how the wild web's big players became overlords.

The younger consumers want different deals than their parents did. They also don't like to carry debt.

The economist breaks down the flaws he sees in Bill Gates' proposal.

The city is becoming a giant proving ground for automation and artificial intelligence.

The money-hungry creators of platforms like YouTube and Facebook completely destroyed the freedom that the internet once represented — according to Jonathan Taplin. Taplin, author of the new book “Move Fast and Break Things” joined us to talk about the “winners-take-all” mentality of early tech pioneers like Peter Thiel and Larry Page. Afterwards, as part of our new series on the rise of tech hubs across the U.S., we’ll chat with entrepreneur Dug Nichols about the qualities that make Minneapolis a good place for a company. And finally, we’ll look at the planned launched for a completely revamped Google Earth. 

Now that we’re at the center of quarterly earnings season, we’ll take a look at how Yahoo, IBM and Volkswagen are faring. Next, we’ll discuss New York City’s plan to prohibit employers from asking job candidates about their current or past pay levels, and then look at the increased focus on automation in Pittsburgh. 

Robert McNally's 'Crude Volatility' looks at the cycle in a historical context.

It wasn't always cheap, and it wasn't always sold by Trader Joe's.

Departments that agree to a proprietary software system can then be chained to a product to manage the data.

But if you do, shouldn't there be some privacy?

President Trump was in the heart of American manufacturing territory today: Kenosha, Wisconsin. He gave a big speech and signed two executive orders: One directing the federal government to make good on his campaign promise to “buy American, hire American” and other concerning H1-B visas. Candidate Trump was no fan of the program, which allows American companies to bring in skilled foreign workers, but President Trump might have his hands tied. Plus, we’ll follow the money in the police body camera business. Competition is heating up, and there’s big money to be made on the back end. Then: You probably know “Two Buck Chuck” as the super-thrifty wine at your local Trader Joes. But Charles Shaw was a real guy, and he made good wine and made good money Napa before he lost it all.

Legislators want to tax remittances to pay for a border wall. But for John Rosenow, they are a point of pride, not politics.

Not paying could result in penalties and felony charges.

Amid Brexit negotiations, Prime Minister Theresa May is looking for a strong mandate.

Retailers say soft drink sales have dropped by half, but preschool teachers are seeing the tax's benefits.

Don't count out New Orleans, or Omaha, Nebraska.

As tech advances, some ask whether jobs are really necessary anymore.

Facebook’s developer conference, known as F8, kicks off in San Jose, California today. We’ll hear from Wired’s Cade Metz about what the social media giant is trying to get developers to do for them. Afterwards, we’ll look at another tech conference that recently look place. Rise of the Rest, the brainchild of former AOL CEO Steve Case, champions entrepreneurs from all across the U.S. Case chatted with us about his effort to make sure venture capital gets evenly distributed across the country, and what he thinks the “third wave of tech” will consist of. Afterwards, we’ll interview one Rise of the Rest attendee, entrepreneur Amy Johnson, about her Omaha-based company LifeLoop. The startup aims to keep those in retirement communities better connected with their families and staff. 

UnitedContinental posted strong quarterly profits yesterday. Now United CEO Oscar Munoz is set to brief investors this morning, following an incident in which a passenger was forcibly removed from one of the company’s flights. We’ll look at whether the company can bounce back from the controversy. Afterwards, we’ll talk about a new kind of debt collector that might be coming after people who haven’t paid their taxes. And finally, we’ll discuss a new experiment in Silicon Valley where researchers plan to give people free money (seriously). 

Droves of places beyond New York, Boston and Silicon Valley want to become the next center of local and global innovation. Do they have the right ingredients?

Tell us your horror stories or successes.

Maureen Chiquet ran the French luxury retailer for nine years. Now she's waiting for inspiration to reinvent herself.

The organization considers fishermen's working conditions when allowing its label on products.

Things are heating up on the Korean peninsula, you may have heard. North Korea will reportedly test missiles weekly, and South Korea has doubled down on a missile defense system China finds threatening. Vice President Mike Pence said all options are on the table to contain North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. What, short of war, can the U.S. do? We’ll look into it, Then, Google Adobe have font makes Asian scripts consistent, and that’s a big deal. Plus: Why a former Chanel CEO purged her closet

The Noto serif CJK works across Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

Toll Brothers builders didn't have to offer discounts on its pricey homes on the outskirts of Los Angeles, about a mile from the leak site.

The $30 gadgets are meant to solve 'tunnel blindness' and prevent accidents.

Seventy percent of cocoa comes from West Africa, where a surplus means lower prices for growers.

Agencies need to know who the people are as well as how many.

Cybersecurity experts are combing through data released by hackers who claim to have infiltrated the National Security Agency. The info makes it look like the NSA hacked into financial service providers in the Middle East. We’ll delve into how the security community is responding to the leak. Afterwards, we’ll examine how much of a threat the growing live-streaming TV business poses to Netflix. And finally, we’ll chat with Congressman Ro Khanna about his book “Entrepreneurial Nation,” which looks at why manufacturing is still important in American society.   

Reports indicate that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants to change Obama-era internet rules by having service providers regulate themselves. Michael Beckerman, CEO of the Internet Association, joins us to discuss why he thinks the existing rules are important for consumers. Afterwards, we’ll look at the war for autonomous car talent, which has led to lawsuits, talent poaching and absurd salaries.