Segments From This Episode

• Egypt’s loan delay is about prices — and power

  by Noel King

  

  Egypt needs a loan from the IMF to right its floundering economy, but the money will come with austerity strings attached.

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• Brazil, Latin American farmers targeted by biotech

  by Mark Garrison

  Monsanto reports earnings and a lot of the company’s growth is based on Latin America.

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• North Korea blocks off industrial zone, border trade

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea blocks South Korean worker access to an industrial zone along the border of the two countries.

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• Bitcoin continues to spike in the wake of Cyprus

  by Jeremy Hobson

  Whenever there's a big economic crisis, investors usually flock to the safety of gold or U.S. government bonds. But when things got crazy in the last couple weeks in Cyprus, it was something called Bitcoin that surged in value.

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• 4 tips to avoid an audit this tax season

  by Paddy Hirsch

  

  Tax day is less than two weeks away. As you prepare for this year's returns, Marketplace's Senior Producer of Personal Finance Paddy Hirsch brings you tips to avoid an audit.

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• The SEC gives social media a thumbs up

  by Dan Gorenstein

  In a move that could change the way companies communicate with their investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission has ruled that company executives can use sites like Twitter and Facebook to release market moving news.

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• Private sector job gains miss the mark

  by Jeremy Hobson

  The payroll processing company ADP reported this morning that 158,000 private sector jobs were added last month, falling below analyst expectations.

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• PODCAST: SEC ‘likes’ Facebook, Bitcoin’s a currency rook

  by Jeremy Hobson

  The SEC gives a thumbs up to social media, Bitcoin continues to spike in the wake of the crisis in Cyprus, and Monsanto targets Latin American agriculture.

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