(U.S. Edition) Security researchers have been scrambling for months to fix flaws in microprocessors inside almost every computer you touch. We’ll discuss why the two bugs— Meltdown and Spectre — are vulnerable to hackers. Afterwards, we’ll look at whether Americans really want to know how the products they purchase are made, and then explore what’s known as “Fat Cat Day” in the U.K. — the point in time when the average British CEO has already earned what the average worker makes in a year.

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service…Meltdown and Spectre — those are the two bugs you need to know about today. Intel confirmed that its chips are vulnerable to the security flaw, and security experts have said firms using cloud computing services might be particularly hard hit. We tell you what you need to know to protect yourself. Afterwards, the U.S. and Turkey finally reinstated travel visas this week, but the diplomatic standoff continues after a Turkish banker was convicted in New York in connection with a massive scheme to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions. We get the view from Ankara, Turkey’s capital. Then, a new report out today in Britain warns that rising minimum wages could harm workers. How can countries raise wages for the lowest paid workers while also ensuring jobs aren’t destroyed in the process?

(Markets Edition) European regulators are officially overhauling the rules that govern financial services and markets in Europe, with the aim of bringing transparency to the financial services industry. We’ll talk with Justin Urquhart Stewart — partner and cofounder of Seven Investment Management in London — about how people in the industry are handling these changes. Afterwards, we’ll look at why Nashville’s mayor is pushing for the end of the city’s inpatient unit at Nashville General Hospital.

(U.S. Edition) About 12,000 retail stores are expected to close over the course of 2018. With this massive upheaval in the industry, we’ll take a look at how mall operators are responding to these closures, and then talk to Stuart Appelbaum — president of the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union — about whether retail workers will band together like coal workers have. Plus: How big tech companies are helping the Nasdaq reach record highs.

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service …Today has been dubbed the “Day of the MIFIDs”  in the U.K. — when the biggest changes to European financial regulation since the financial crisis come into effect. So will it actually make investing in Europe safer for consumers? Afterwards, it’s the biggest Chinese acquisition that the Trump administration has blocked yet. What’s behind the decision to prevent the Chinese internet giant Alibaba from buying the U.S. money transfer service MoneyGram? Then, on New Year’s Day, President Trump vowed to cut aid to Pakistan if authorities there didn’t stop playing what the U.S. calls a “double game,” sometimes helping, sometimes harming U.S. troops. The reaction in Pakistan has been defiant so far, but if the president follows through with action, how will that affect a country that’s been reliant on U.S. aid since the 1980s?

(Markets Edition) Even though the Federal Reserve engineered a few short-term interest rate hikes last year, the cost of borrowing a house or apartment didn’t really go up. To find out if mortgage rates will rise in 2018, we’ll check in with David Kelly, chief global strategist at JP Morgan Funds. Afterwards, we’ll discuss how restaurants near Amazon’s first headquarters haven’t brought in the number of customers that their owners expected. Plus: A look at the high price of youth sports.

(U.S. Edition) Regulators have been working on some massive new rules, called MiFID II, for European financial markets that’ll take effect at midnight. On today’s show, we’ll take a look at some of the reasons for this overhaul, which include trying to improve protections for investors. Afterwards, we’ll chat with Mark Cohen, head of retail studies at Columbia Business School, about the shifts happening in the retail sector and whether we’re headed toward a “retail apocalypse.”   

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … Iranians have taken to the streets in some of the biggest anti-government protests the country has seen in years. One thing underlying their discontent? A sluggish economy that hasn’t seen the expected benefits from the lifting of U.S. sanctions. Afterwards, Egypt’s leading cleric has issued a fatwa against the cryptocurrency bitcoin, saying it violates Islamic law. Then, as of Monday, China has banned the import of foreign plastics. The country has long been the final destination for Western trash — so where will discarded plastics now go?

(Markets Edition) Goldman Sachs recently announced it would take a $5 billion tax hit from the GOP overhaul, a loss that mostly comes from its move to bring home money it had stashed overseas. But analysts expected this, and under the new tax law, the money is subject to a lower tax rate than before. Karen Petrou, co-founder of Federal Financial Analytics, joined us to discuss how companies might use the money they bring back to the U.S., and what indicators we should look for to figure out if these tax cuts are actually stimulating the economy. Afterwards, we’ll look at how climate change might affect the airline industry, and then discuss what the recent hurricanes mean for cruise line companies and tourism.