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  • A tablet screen displays the logo of the social networking site Facebook through a magnifying glass, in Bogota, on March 22, 2018.
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    (Global Edition) From the BBC World Service… Facebook’s boss is facing day two on Capitol Hill, but there are still many unanswered questions about handling data protection. We hear from one of the company’s co-founders, Chris Hughes, about what the social network needs to consider. Then, Marriott International says it’s opening a hotel every 13 or 14 hours, but with growing competition from online booking sites like Airbnb, where is the hotel chain looking for growth and diversification opportunities? 

  • 04/10/2018: How to make technology work for you
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    (Markets Edition) With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg set to testify before Congress in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, we’ll look at some of the steps Facebook has taken to increase transparency. Afterwards, we’ll talk to Penny Pritzker with the Council on Foreign Relations, also secretary of commerce from 2013 to 2017, about whether the U.S. has failed people whose jobs have been replaced by automation.

  • 04/10/2018: How workplace expectations play a role in the gender pay gap
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    (U.S. Edition) China has filed a World Trade Organization challenge over the Trump administration’s steel and aluminium tariffs, essentially taking the U.S. to trade court. On the heels of this news, we’ll discuss how the idea of “economic security” has become “national security” for Trump. Afterwards, we’ll look at how small businesses are faring at finding new workers, and then we’ll talk about how expectations in the workplace may play a role in the gender pay gap. 

  • Xi Jinping's family has been implicated in the Panama Papers scandal. 
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    (Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … Just hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to open his country’s auto and banking industries and reduce car-import tariffs, China took the first step in making a WTO complaint about U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs. Then, Russia’s currency is taking another plunge today after a sharp drop Monday. We’ll explain what’s spooked markets and what it means for the average citizen there. Afterward, a look at why Uber isn’t being welcomed with such open arms in Barcelona. 

  • Students pull a mock 'ball & chain' representing the $1.4 trilling outstanding student debt at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where second presidential debate will be held between Republican nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic counterpart Hillary Clinton.
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    (Markets Edition) The Trump administration is proposing to cut nearly $130 billion over a decade to SNAP, the country’s federal food stamp program. We’ll look at what this could mean for brick-and-mortar stores that sell groceries. Afterwards, we’ll explain why gas prices are higher during the summer, and then talk with Sheila Bair — former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. — about an alternative to student debt that would have you paying a percentage of your income.

  • An eviction team removes furniture during a home foreclosure in Longmont, Colorado.
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    (U.S. Edition) The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and government officials, which has sent their country’s markets tumbling. We’ll take a brief look at some of the restrictions they’re facing. Afterwards, we’ll talk to Princeton sociologist and MacArthur genius grant winner Matthew Desmond about a new set of data he’s just released, showing evictions around the country are comparable to foreclosures at the height of the financial crisis. Plus: With Tax Day coming up, we’ll discuss some of the free-filing programs available for people with low incomes. 

  • Deutsche Bank
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    (Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … A C-suite shakeup at Deutsche Bank is sending shares sharply higher this morning. We’ll tell you what a new chief executive means for the future of Germany’s biggest bank. Then, shipping and aviation weren’t part of the Paris climate agreement, but the world’s maritime leaders are meeting in London this week to try and hammer out new emissions rules. We talk to the world’s largest international shipping association about what they hope to see by the end of the week.  Afterward, a look at how Brazil is trying to rebuild trust with investors essential for the country’s economy. 

  • Job seekers use computers to fill out applications during a job fair at California's Great America theme park on February 6, 2015 in Santa Clara, California.
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    (Markets Edition) The March jobs report is officially out, revealing that the economy added a little over 100,000 jobs. That’s much lower than what forecasters were expecting, so what gives? We’ll have to look back at the February jobs report to give us some clues, and an important one has to do with the weather. Afterwards, we’ll talk to Nicholas Lardy, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about what the ongoing U.S.-China trade battle means for the American economy. 

  • 04/06/2018: Don’t forget about NAFTA

    (U.S. Edition) China is responding to President Trump after he called for an additional $100 billion in tariffs, saying they are prepared to fight the U.S. “at any cost.” How are America’s trade partners feeling about this, though? On today’s show, we’ll look at whether Europe is supportive of the White House. Afterwards, with the release of today’s jobs report, we’ll talk about why there hasn’t been much of an increase in job growth. Then, we’ll discuss what NAFTA negotiations currently look like and what hurdles still need to be cleared.

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