Segments From This Episode

• IMF says Chinese currency a little stronger

  by John Dimsdale

  But experts say the yuan is still substantially undervalued against the U.S. dollar. And the change won't mean much improvement in the persistent U.S.-China trade imbalance.

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• Scott Patterson on the robot infestation of Wall Street

  by David Brancaccio

  Machines — they do such a good job cleaning your dishes, but what about running your stock market? In his new book, Dark Pools, Scott Patterson says that technology on Wall Street has left regulators mystified.

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• GM shareholders meeting could focus on sagging stock

  by Marketplace Contributor

  When the government divests more than 500 million shares of General Motors, stock acquired in the bailout deal could affect the price.

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• Companies draw contingency plans for Greek exit

  by David Brancaccio

  While most experts are still calling a return to the drachma for Greece unlikely, private companies are scenario planning just in case.

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• PODCAST: A bed that makes itself and Game of Thrones pirates

  by Katie Long

  Global stock markets are turning their attention back to Greece and its elections this weekend that could lead to an exit from the euro. General Motors shareholders gather today for their annual meeting where one of the main questions will be: Why has the car maker's stock price been sagging in spite of its solid earnings? A new study that finds Americans paid $30 billion in overdraft fees last year despite efforts to curb them. Despite the shortened NBA season, basketball viewership is up thanks to the likes of Jeremy Lin and the 76ers.

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• A professor’s perspective: How did Greece get here?

  by Jeremy Hobson

  Global stock markets have turned their attention to Greece in anticipation of its elections this weekend that could lead to a Greek exit from the euro. How did Greece get here? We get a professor's perspective.

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• Hesitant outlook for small business owners

  by Marketplace Contributor

  The index of Small Business Optimism fell by a tenth of a percent last month, but small businesses that weathered the recession may finally be beginning to hire.

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• Recession wipes out family net worth, but not income

  by Eve Troeh

  A new report from the Federal Reserve shows that the median net worth of the American househeld is down 40 percent since 2007 and income is down 7 percent.

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• North Dakota could eliminate property tax

  by David Brancaccio

  If voters today choose to wipe out the property tax in the state, it would be a first for the nation and would be nearly $1 billion taken from the budget.

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• Money Matters: Bank customers v. overdraft fees

  by Tess Vigeland

  

  A new study that finds Americans still paid $30 billion in overdraft fees last year despite efforts to curb them. Here are the facts you need to know.

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• Should we give money to drivers who reduce traffic?

  by David Brancaccio and Jeremy Hobson

  How would you like to skip traffic on your way to work, and also be paid for it? A new project out of Stanford and backed by the U.S. Department of Transportation is experimenting with just that in an effort to reduce city congestion.

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• NBA viewership up despite shortened season

  by Amy Scott

  Jeremy Lin and other dramatic storylines have more people watching.

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