05/31/2017: Another Uber executive is out

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• Two US standards for fuel efficiency: California and everyone else

  by Andy Uhler

  

  California is at the forefront of pollution control and other states have signed onto its standards in anticipation of stricter federal rules. But one of President Trump’s first executive orders mandated a review of national fuel economy standards.

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• U.S. foreign tourism loss may be Canada’s gain

  by Ryan Kailath

  International visitors spent nearly $250 billion in the U.S. last year, according to federal data. Now, a report shows that foreign tourism is down 16 percent from a year ago. That’s from the location intelligence company Foursquare. Major destinations like New York and Los Angeles have separately reported their own declines. Canada and other countries […]

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• Our economy isn’t where it should be, former New Orleans mayor says

  by David Brancaccio

  

  Marc Morial, the president of National Urban League, says the U.S. needs to improve on home ownership and income inequality.

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• Which states spend more on high-poverty schools? The Urban Institute takes a look

  by Amy Scott

  Education policy experts generally agree that it costs more to teach kids living in poverty. They come into school at a disadvantage, often need support services and it’s harder to attract good teachers to high-poverty schools. The Urban Institute is out with new data Wednesday looking at which states spend more money on those schools. […]

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• Uber fires star engineer at heart of self-driving legal battle

  by Reema Khrais

  A top and very expensive engineer at Uber is out. The company has fired the engineer at the center of a high-stakes legal battle with Waymo, the self-driving venture of Alphabet’s Google. Earlier this year, Anthony Levandowski was accused of stealing trade secrets from his former job at Google. After he refused to hand over evidence, […]

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• 05/31/2017: Goldman Sachs’ $2.8 billion bond deal with Venezuela

  by David Brancaccio

  It's California vs. Trump when it comes to fuel efficiency standards. The president has called for a review of them, but the state wants to stick to the tough requirements it has. On today's show, we'll talk about what this conflict means for U.S. auto companies. Afterwards, we'll discuss what a series of upcoming elections in the U.K., Germany and possibly Italy mean for the financial markets. Plus: A look at how opponents of Venezuela's government are putting pressure on Wall Street to stop giving the regime financial support.

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