(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … The world’s second and third-largest economies haven’t exactly been friends. But the ongoing trade spat between the U.S. and China has helped warm relations. On Friday, Japan’s prime minister is holding formal talks with China, making him the first Japanese leader to visit the country in seven years. Then, the Philippine island of Boracay has beaches rated some of the best in the world. Six months ago, the island shut down and efforts to clean up rampant pollution went underway. It’s reopening Friday, but there’s a catch for tourists looking to party. Afterwards, Latin America’s largest economy will elect its next president on Sunday. Brazil has experienced a boom in the last decade – only to head into its worst recession in history. Today’s show is sponsored by GAIN Capital Group (gaincapital.com), LinkedIn (linkedin.com) and Selligent (selligent.com). (10/26/2018)

(Markets Podcast) The markets have shown a bit of a rise, with some of the credit belonging to the reported profit of Tesla and Twitter. Later Thursday afternoon, Amazon will share its results. Here to help us understand as usual is economist Diane Swonk. Also, one month after the latest round U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, it’s become clear that there’s no exemption for U.S. businesses who want to claim special circumstances or hardship for these taxes. That’s caused some drama. Then we look into fancy condos in Miami, where a surplus of condos have led to a drop in prices. However, the average price is still more than many people can afford. Today’s show is sponsored by Alliance for Lifetime Income (retireyourrisk.org), Gobble (gobble.com) and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (planetm.com). (10/25/2018) 

(Markets Podcast) The markets have shown a bit of a rise, with some of the credit belonging to the reported profit of Tesla and Twitter. Later Thursday afternoon, Amazon will share its results. Here to help us understand as usual is economist Diane Swonk. Also, one month after the latest round U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, it’s become clear that there’s no exemption for U.S. businesses who want to claim special circumstances or hardship for these taxes. That’s caused some drama. Then we look into fancy condos in Miami, where a surplus of condos have led to a drop in prices. However, the average price is still more than many people can afford. Today’s show is sponsored by Alliance for Lifetime Income (retireyourrisk.org), Gobble (gobble.com) and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (planetm.com). (10/25/2018) 

(U.S. Edition) Stocks this week might have somewhat of a chaotic look, with the Nasdaq index in a quote “correction” along with drops in the S&P and Dow indexes as well. However, those numbers don’t factor in dividends. To help us make sense of some of this, we talked to Jason Zweig, author of the Intelligent Investor column for the Wall Street Journal. We then check in on Tesla, which enjoyed an 8 percent boost in pre-market trading. The car company also reported a quarterly $300 million profit. Marketplace’s Ben Bradford looks into how the small car company gets outsized attention. Also, President Trump is ready to give a speech taking aim at high drug prescription prices. With midterm elections fast approaching, healthcare costs are the top concern for Americans, according to our Marketplace-Edison Research Poll. Today’s show is sponsored by Alliance for Lifetime Income (retireyourrisk.org), Gobble (gobble.com) and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (planetm.com). (10/25/2018) 

(U.S. Edition) Stocks this week might have somewhat of a chaotic look, with the Nasdaq index in a quote “correction” along with drops in the S&P and Dow indexes as well. However, those numbers don’t factor in dividends. To help us make sense of some of this, we talked to Jason Zweig, author of the Intelligent Investor column for the Wall Street Journal. We then check in on Tesla, which enjoyed an 8 percent boost in pre-market trading. The car company also reported a quarterly $300 million profit. Marketplace’s Ben Bradford looks into how the small car company gets outsized attention. Also, President Trump is ready to give a speech taking aim at high drug prescription prices. With midterm elections fast approaching, healthcare costs are the top concern for Americans, according to our Marketplace-Edison Research Poll. Today’s show is sponsored by Alliance for Lifetime Income (retireyourrisk.org), Gobble (gobble.com) and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (planetm.com). (10/25/2018) 

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … Another wave of red-hot selling pressure on Wall Street – which wiped out gains for the year – spilled over into Asia stocks. But there’s a sense of calm in Europe. One of the world’s biggest corruption scandals is continuing to unfold as Malaysia’s former prime minister pleads not guilty to corruption charges related to 1MDB. Afterwards, a Chinese company plans to be the nation’s first non-governmental commercial enterprise to launch a satellite into orbit later this year. And, it’s taking advantage of mobile-phone technology to do it. Today’s show is sponsored by Alliance for Lifetime Income (retireyourrisk.org), Gobble (gobble.com) and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (planetm.com). (10/25/2018)

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … Another wave of red-hot selling pressure on Wall Street – which wiped out gains for the year – spilled over into Asia stocks. But there’s a sense of calm in Europe. One of the world’s biggest corruption scandals is continuing to unfold as Malaysia’s former prime minister pleads not guilty to corruption charges related to 1MDB. Afterwards, a Chinese company plans to be the nation’s first non-governmental commercial enterprise to launch a satellite into orbit later this year. And, it’s taking advantage of mobile-phone technology to do it. Today’s show is sponsored by Alliance for Lifetime Income (retireyourrisk.org), Gobble (gobble.com) and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (planetm.com). (10/25/2018)

(Markets Edition) Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke in Brussels on Wednesday morning at a conference on Europe’s digital privacy law, and he pushed for a tough digital policy in the United States. Europe’s law states that consumers own their data and can request for it to be erased. Then, we check in on the markets with Susan Schmidt of Aviva Investors. Also, we discuss the topic of socialism, which a report from President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisors says could be worse than we thought. Today’s show is sponsored by Alliance for Lifetime Income (retireyourrisk.org), Gobble (gobble.com) and PayPal (paypal.com). (10/24/2018)

(Markets Edition) Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke in Brussels on Wednesday morning at a conference on Europe’s digital privacy law, and he pushed for a tough digital policy in the United States. Europe’s law states that consumers own their data and can request for it to be erased. Then, we check in on the markets with Susan Schmidt of Aviva Investors. Also, we discuss the topic of socialism, which a report from President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisors says could be worse than we thought. Today’s show is sponsored by Alliance for Lifetime Income (retireyourrisk.org), Gobble (gobble.com) and PayPal (paypal.com). (10/24/2018)