Segments From This Episode

• American Apparel considers outsourcing overseas

  by David Brancaccio

  American Apparel's CEO says he's getting pressure from other executives and members of the board to make clothes cheaper overseas.

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• Economic woes go global

  by David Gura

  May's jobs reports has worried investors worldwide about their short-term prospects. But there are more acute fears of a global slowdown, caused by what’s going on in Europe and emerging markets.

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• How young is too young to be on Facebook?

  by David Brancaccio and Jeremy Hobson

  In order to increase its reach, Facebook is now developing a system that would allow children under the age of 13 to play games and use the social network.

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• Private road deals could cost states

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  The House and Senate are hashing out differences over a transportation spending bill. One of the sticking points is whether to penalize states that use public-private partnerships to run their roads.

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• Mega-wildfires spark costly decisions

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Southwest forest fires are getting bigger and more costly, which means officials have to decide which blazes they can afford to fight.

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• PODCAST: Facebook for kids and China blocks ‘Shanghai Composite Index’

  by Katie Long

  Stocks are down all over the world this morning as investors have their first chance to react to the Labor Department's May jobs report on Friday. New Mexico's largest ever wildfire is still growing and you can bet the bill to put it out will be high. Tomorrow, if you live near a 'Pizza Patron' and order in Spanish, you'll get your pizza for free. This Tuesday the nation will watch as Wisconsin voters head to the polls to decide whether recall their Republican Governor or not.

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• The role of unions in building a strong middle class

  by David Brancaccio

  Many Americans agree that the country's economy needs a stronger middle-class. But American voters seem divided on the role that unions play in providing that.

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• Europe contemplates centralized authority

  by David Brancaccio

  It used to be a pipe dream of some European officials just a year ago. Now, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pushing for a central authority to regulate all the finances of countries that use the euro.

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• Portugal’s banks get $8 billion bailout

  by David Brancaccio

  Today three big banks in Portugal were forced to draw on $8.25 billion worth of European Union bailout money to weather the current financial storm. Portugal has been slogging through very tight budgets in order to be eligible for money like this.

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• Manufacturing slows in China

  by Rob Schmitz

  Figures coming out of China are showing a slowdown in manufacturing signalling that Western consumers are buying less.

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• Free pizza — if you order en español

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Beyond Pizza Patron’s marketing gimmicks, a plan to reach Hispanic customers.

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• U.S. continues to muddle through recovery

  by Marketplace Contributor

  The interest rate on 10 year government bonds is back up above 1.5 percent and Oil is down to $82 a barrel in New York trading. There are signs of a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing and continual uncertainty about the debt crisis in Europe.

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• Fears of global slowdown sink markets

  by David Gura

  Stocks are down all over the world this morning as investors have their first chance to react to the Labor Department's May jobs report that came out on Friday. But the negative market sentiment isn't just about jobs.

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