Subscribe:

Aug 30, 2019

Is Capitol Hill ready to regulate Silicon Valley?

Plus: More tariffs starting Sunday, and the rise of consumer debt with consumer spending.

Diane Katz, left, from the Heritage Foundation, and "Marketplace's" Kai Ryssdal, right, at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech town hall on July 16, in Aspen, Colorado. — Diane Katz, left, from the Heritage Foundation, and "Marketplace's" Kai Ryssdal, right, at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech town hall on July 16, in Aspen, Colorado.
Stuart Isett/FORTUNE

Subscribe:

Segments From This Episode

Consumer spending rises, along with consumer debt
by Kimberly Adams
Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images
The U.S. Commerce Department delivered new evidence on Friday that the American consumer is helping to fuel economic growth.
Is the government ready to regulate the tech industry?
by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Stuart Isett/FORTUNE
At a town hall discussion moderated by Kai Ryssdal, the answer seemed to be “no.”
5 targets in the trade war’s latest fallout
by Janet Nguyen, Andie Corban and Bennett Purser
lgal6/Getty Images
About $300 billion worth of Chinese goods are getting hit with tariffs this weekend, including merry-go-rounds and lithium-ion batteries.

Music from the episode

The Team

Is Capitol Hill ready to regulate Silicon Valley? - Marketplace