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  • 04/24/2017: How is America’s economic anxiety?
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    There’s been a big shake-up in Europe. Two outsiders have taken the lead in France’s presidential election: Centrist Emmanuel Macron and the far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen. We’ll look at how the news has affected global markets, and what France’s election could mean for them in the coming weeks. And in news across the pond, we’ll examine the latest results from our Marketplace-Edison Research Poll, which finds that nearly three-quarters of Americans — regardless of party — feel the government in Washington has forgotten them.

  • 04/21/2017: Rage against the machines
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    We’re expecting another series of executive orders from President Trump that’ll deal with taxes and financial regulations. Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams explains what’s in store for our financial future. Afterwards, as part of our “Robot-Proof Jobs” series, we’ll chat with Thomas Kalil, a former deputy director for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Kalil shares how we can apply AI to the classroom to teach tech skills and beat a robot takeover. 

  • 04/20/2017: The deal in Europe that Bill O’Reilly’s employer may have really worried about
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    Fox has fired Bill O’Reilly amid sexual harassment claims against the TV host. Bad publicity, of course, can matter a lot when it comes to corporate decisions like these. We’ll recap some of the events leading up to the ousting, which include the departure of more than 50 advertisers, and look at a big financial deal in Europe that may have influenced the move. Next, we’ll examine a new study that finds it can make a huge difference if a person attends community college full-time. And afterwards, we’ll hear from the Harvard economist Richard Freeman about why more of us should become shareholders as our reliance on automation increases. 

  • 04/19/2017: A report from the land of quarterly profits and losses
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    Now that we’re at the center of quarterly earnings season, we’ll take a look at how Yahoo, IBM and Volkswagen are faring. Next, we’ll discuss New York City’s plan to prohibit employers from asking job candidates about their current or past pay levels, and then look at the increased focus on automation in Pittsburgh. 

  • 04/18/2017: What would you do if the government gave you free money?
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    UnitedContinental posted strong quarterly profits yesterday. Now United CEO Oscar Munoz is set to brief investors this morning, following an incident in which a passenger was forcibly removed from one of the company’s flights. We’ll look at whether the company can bounce back from the controversy. Afterwards, we’ll talk about a new kind of debt collector that might be coming after people who haven’t paid their taxes. And finally, we’ll discuss a new experiment in Silicon Valley where researchers plan to give people free money (seriously). 

  • 04/17/2017: Is American manufacturing actually dying?
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    Cybersecurity experts are combing through data released by hackers who claim to have infiltrated the National Security Agency. The info makes it look like the NSA hacked into financial service providers in the Middle East. We’ll delve into how the security community is responding to the leak. Afterwards, we’ll examine how much of a threat the growing live-streaming TV business poses to Netflix. And finally, we’ll chat with Congressman Ro Khanna about his book “Entrepreneurial Nation,” which looks at why manufacturing is still important in American society.   

  • 04/14/2017: Would you take orders from a robot?
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    It’s the final day of David Brancaccio’s road trip across the Midwest in search of robot-proof jobs. One occupation that doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon? CEO. He’s talking to experts who say we could see more and more of them with the rise of entrepreneurialism. Afterwards, we’ll discuss the struggles that U.K. manufacturing companies face when it comes to recruiting workers, and then look at Wal-Mart’s latest discount offering in an attempt to compete with Amazon.

  • 04/13/2017: Don’t worry, robots can’t do everything
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    We continue our “Robot-Proof Job” series today with a look at one profession that can’t easily be replaced by machines: occupational therapist, a job built on relating to people and solving creative problems. Marketplace’s David Brancaccio visits Illinois to chat with an occupational therapist about the skills that her line of work requires. Afterwards, on the heels of JPMorgan Chase’s earnings report release, we’ll talk about why bank lending growth has stalled.

  • 04/12/2017: Will robots start taking over the classroom?
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    After visiting Pennsylvania and Ohio, Marketplace’s David Brancaccio is now in Michigan as part of our “Robot-Proof Jobs” series. There, he’ll explore how vulnerable teaching jobs are to automation. Afterwards, we’ll look at President Trump’s decision to end the freeze on federal hiring — with a caveat. The Trump administration wants federal agencies to create plans that minimize employment with “surgical” cuts to staff.

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