(U.S. Edition) When asked about the biggest threat to his presidency Tuesday night, President Trump pointed to the Federal Reserve in his answer. Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer has more. After the numbers, we discuss the World Bank’s annual report on global poverty, which was released Wednesday. The number of people living below the international poverty line has dropped, but extreme poverty still exists, and could still get worse for many. Economic worries are a part of everyday life, as we’ve been finding in the Marketplace-Edison Research Poll. Larry Rosin, president of Edison Research, walked us through some of the poll’s discoveries. Today’s show is sponsored by Alliance for Lifetime Income (retireyourrisk.org), Gobble (gobble.com) and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (planetm.com). (10/17/2018)

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … An EU summit Wednesday was supposed to focus on a final agreement on the U.K.’s divorce from the bloc. But there are still a number of sticking points hampering a final deal. We’ll explain what a no-deal Brexit could mean for traveling in and around the European Union, and what’s holding up the negotiation process.  Then, Canada on Wednesday became the first G20 country to legalize cannabis for medical and recreational use. We’ll take you to a school teaching students how to grow the plants fueling Toronto’s booming industry. Today’s show is sponsored by Alliance for Lifetime Income (retireyourrisk.org), Gobble (gobble.com) and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (planetm.com). (10/17/2018)

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … An EU summit Wednesday was supposed to focus on a final agreement on the U.K.’s divorce from the bloc. But there are still a number of sticking points hampering a final deal. We’ll explain what a no-deal Brexit could mean for traveling in and around the European Union, and what’s holding up the negotiation process.  Then, Canada on Wednesday became the first G20 country to legalize cannabis for medical and recreational use. We’ll take you to a school teaching students how to grow the plants fueling Toronto’s booming industry. Today’s show is sponsored by Alliance for Lifetime Income (retireyourrisk.org), Gobble (gobble.com) and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (planetm.com). (10/17/2018)

(Markets Edition) We’re taking a snapshot of the economics of the midterm elections, since Monday was the deadline for campaigns sharing their fundraising and spending numbers from the past three months. Nancy Marshall-Genzer has been following the money and tells us more. Then we take the conversation to foreign affairs and ask the question: In the face of an international crisis, would the U.S. be able to count on help from its allies? We spoke to former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, who served under President Obama and co-wrote a piece discussing the use – or misuse – of the considerable economic power of the United States. Today’s show is sponsored by GAIN Capital Group (gaincapital.com) and PayPal (paypal.com). (10/16/2018)

(Markets Edition) We’re taking a snapshot of the economics of the midterm elections, since Monday was the deadline for campaigns sharing their fundraising and spending numbers from the past three months. Nancy Marshall-Genzer has been following the money and tells us more. Then we take the conversation to foreign affairs and ask the question: In the face of an international crisis, would the U.S. be able to count on help from its allies? We spoke to former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, who served under President Obama and co-wrote a piece discussing the use – or misuse – of the considerable economic power of the United States. Today’s show is sponsored by GAIN Capital Group (gaincapital.com) and PayPal (paypal.com). (10/16/2018)

(U.S. Edition) The federal deficit has risen to $779 billion, which is the biggest it has been since 2012. But as we look a little deeper, the deficit isn’t just big, it’s also historically strange. Starting on Wednesday, Canadians will be able to legally buy cannabis for recreational use both online and in standalone stores. The Canadian government is hoping that the market in place freezes out criminal competitors. Then, we discuss The Rock. No, not that Rock. We mean Gibraltar – a self governing British territory that was captured from Spain centuries ago. Spain has been fighting to get it back since. And now, Brexit is a factor. Today’s show is sponsored by GAIN Capital Group (gaincapital.com) and PayPal (paypal.com). (10/16/2018)

(U.S. Edition) The federal deficit has risen to $779 billion, which is the biggest it has been since 2012. But as we look a little deeper, the deficit isn’t just big, it’s also historically strange. Starting on Wednesday, Canadians will be able to legally buy cannabis for recreational use both online and in standalone stores. The Canadian government is hoping that the market in place freezes out criminal competitors. Then, we discuss The Rock. No, not that Rock. We mean Gibraltar – a self governing British territory that was captured from Spain centuries ago. Spain has been fighting to get it back since. And now, Brexit is a factor. Today’s show is sponsored by GAIN Capital Group (gaincapital.com) and PayPal (paypal.com). (10/16/2018)

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … We’ll catch you up on the latest Brexit talks ahead of a series of negotiations this week. Then, after Kraft’s hostile takeover of Cadbury in 2010, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to protect British companies from predatory foreign buyers. Proposed new rules could do just that, but will they make it too easy to deny potential mergers on national security grounds? Then, the CDC has deemed insufficient sleep a “public health problem,” but new research illustrates just how much a bad night’s sleep can impact the global economy: In the U.S. – the world’s worst offender – too many nights of bad sleep adds up to more than $400 billion a year in economic losses. Today’s show is sponsored by GAIN Capital Group (gaincapital.com) and PayPal (paypal.com). (10/16/2018)

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … We’ll catch you up on the latest Brexit talks ahead of a series of negotiations this week. Then, after Kraft’s hostile takeover of Cadbury in 2010, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to protect British companies from predatory foreign buyers. Proposed new rules could do just that, but will they make it too easy to deny potential mergers on national security grounds? Then, the CDC has deemed insufficient sleep a “public health problem,” but new research illustrates just how much a bad night’s sleep can impact the global economy: In the U.S. – the world’s worst offender – too many nights of bad sleep adds up to more than $400 billion a year in economic losses. Today’s show is sponsored by GAIN Capital Group (gaincapital.com) and PayPal (paypal.com). (10/16/2018)