The U.S. has blacklisted more Chinese tech companies. A trade deal with the U.S. and Japan can benefit American farmers. Also, we discuss the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments regarding the rights of the LGBTQ community.

China’s state broadcaster scraps plans to broadcast the NBA exhibition games. The Trump administration adds more Chinese tech giants to its export blacklist, and some British companies are allowing their employees to decide how much they get paid.

GE freezes is U.S. pension plan. Julia Coronado checks in to talk with us about the markets. Then, we look at jails use “medical bond” at the expense of inmates.

GM and UAW contract talks are stalled. We talk about consumer credit before the holidays. Also, what is “political branding?”

The manager of the Houston Rockets basketball team tries to defuse the fallout over a tweet showing support for Hong Kong protesters. Also, we dig into the trials of traders sentenced to jail for manipulating interest rates.

We look at the role of inspector general, since many of those spots are actually vacant in Washington. Also, weekly wage growth appears to be slowing down. Finally, we look at Australia’s plan to turn kangaroos into pet food.

In Australia kangaroos are breeding at an extreme rate, with the population doubling to 50 million since 2010. Authorities have now approved killing them for pet food.

Diane Swonk checks in with us to talk about the markets and how hiring might be slowing down. We also look into the rise of ATM withdrawal fees. We also ask about the fundraising power of Democratic president hopeful Andrew Yang.