Segments From This Episode

• Quantum leaps in federal government ownership of the private sector

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Trump administration is planning to take stakes in several companies developing a new generation of superfast computers using quantum technology. This would follow U.S. investments in other industries, like rare earth minerals and computer chip designing and manufacturing.

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• The market ripple effects of the shutdown

  by David Brancaccio

  We're more than three weeks into the federal government shutdown, and federal workers are starting to feel the pinch. Mortgage payments are coming due, and food pantries have reported increased demand. We'll discuss with Diane Swonk, the chief economist at the audit, tax, and advisory firm KPMG.

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• A federal program that helps low-income Americans pay their heating bills is running out of money

  by Henry Epp

  

  Just in time for winter temperatures.

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