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  • 01/25/2018: What world leaders would tell Trump if they had two minutes with him
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    (Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … If you had two minutes with President Trump, what would you say? We put that question to world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos.  Then, before the 2016 Brexit referendum, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned about shifting thousands of his bank’s London jobs elsewhere in the European Union. Now, he shares revised forecasts for his operations doing business in Europe. Afterward, a chat about cutting plastic waste with Procter & Gamble’s head of global sustainability, Virginie Helias. 

  • Farmers David Fulton ,left, and Larry Williams inspect a sprig of indigo in Fulton's field. They primarily farm tobacco.
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    (Markets Edition) Now that the U.S. Farm Bill is up for authorization this year, we’ll take a look at what exactly the measure entails. It turns out that it’s not a bill that just impacts farmers, but one that arguably intersects with the lives of every single American. Afterwards, we’ll discuss a policy change happening at the railroad freight company CSX, following the death of its CEO late last year. CSX will now require its chief executive officers to get annual physical examinations. Plus: As part of our new series Divided Decade, we’ll hear from Nikki Jackson, a resident from Waldorf, Maryland, about how the financial crisis affected her.

  • A view of Broadway Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.
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    (U.S. Edition) At the big gathering of politicians and business leaders in Davos, Switzerland today, France, Germany and Italy are set to speak. We’ll tell you what’s on their agenda. Afterwards, we’ll take you to the Cleveland, Ohio, neighborhood of Slavic Village as part of our new series “Divided Decade,” which looks at how the financial crisis and aftermath changed America. On this day, 10 years ago, the National Association of Realtors showed the first annual drop in median home prices in four decades. Slavic Village was hit particularly hard with foreclosures. What was it like for the region back in 2008, and how’s it doing now?

  • 01/24/2018: Mobile banking a sea change for Nigeria’s citizens
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    (Global Edition) From the BBC World Service…A Brazilian court will decide today whether to uphold a corruption conviction of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has become the frontrunner in the presidential election taking place this October. Then, as tech behemoths continue to see potential in India’s online market, Google is on the hunt for its next million users. We’ll tell you what a partnership with one local start up could mean for its growth in the country. Afterwards, mobile banking is changing the way people live, work and transact in Nigeria. The leader of Diamond Bank, an attendee at the World Economic Forum in Davos, explains how the technology is playing a vital role in helping lift citizens out of poverty.

  • 01/23/2018: The growing gap between the rich and the poor
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    (Markets Edition) With the Trump administration deciding to hit imported washing machines and solar products with tariffs, we’ll chat with Michael Webber — deputy director of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas, Austin — about whether this will actually help the solar industry. Afterwards, we’ll talk to David Kelley, chief global strategist at JPMorgan Funds, about how the market is doing now that the government shutdown is over and the economic stability of different countries around the world. Plus: A look at the growing gap between the rich and the poor, despite the global economy’s growth.

  • 01/23/2018: Foreign solar panels and washing machines are about to get pricier in the U.S.
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    (U.S. Edition) The Trump administration is trying to impose new tariffs on imported washing machines and solar products. We’ll look at the White House’s reasoning behind this, and how China and South Korea are taking the news. Afterwards, with today’s kickoff of the World Economic Forum, we’ll discuss how global economic growth is doing, and how world leaders feel about President Trump.

  • 01/23/2018: Why cocoa smuggling is a problem for the biggest exporting country
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    (Global Edition) From the BBC World Service …There’s “grand synchronization” in global growth and a doubling down on efforts to reduce inequality of all kinds. We’ll bring you the very latest from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.  Then, the Ivory Coast exports more cocoa than any other country in the world…but why is as much as one-fifth of it now smuggled east into neighboring Ghana? 

  • Randall Kroszner of the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors (R) testifies before the House Financial Services Committee along with Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Bair on Capitol Hill Dec. 6, 2007 in Washington, D.C. The committee held the hearing about accelerating loan modifications, improving foreclosure prevention and enhancing enforcement in an effort to stem damage from the subprime mortgage crisis.
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    (Markets Edition) The GOP may have succeeded in passing a bill to overhaul America’s tax system, but there are still obstacles in the way. Namely the government shutdown that happened on Friday. We’ll look at how the shutdown will affect the IRS and its ability to implement the new tax law. Afterwards, we’ll talk to Randall Kroszner, a University of Chicago professor who served as a governor of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2009, about what the atmosphere was like during the financial crisis. Our interview is part of our new series Divided Decade, where we’ll look at how the financial crisis and its aftermath changed America.

  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 22, 2008 in New York City. The Federal Reserve, in reaction to a severe downturn in worldwide stock markets and concern about a United States recession, reduced its interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point before the opening NYSC bell. 
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    (U.S. Edition)  Now that the federal government has been shut down, some federal agencies have furloughed workers. With over half of the staff at the Centers for Disease Control deemed “nonessential,” we’ll look at some of the tasks that may go unmanaged. Afterwards, we’ll talk to Yale professor Andrew Metrick about whether the Federal Reserve could have handled the financial crisis better — a conversation that’s part of our new project Divided Decade. In the series, we’ll explore how the financial crisis and its aftermath changed America. 

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