On today’s show, we’ll talk about a rise in Brent crude prices; the Home Shopping Network’s partnership with Disney; and the business behind the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

On today’s show, we’ll talk about the two new deals that are bringing old-school car companies together with ride-sharing services; the dearth of women who are CEOs; and the large number of Cubans heading for America. 

On today’s show, we’ll talk about a thrown-out fraud case against Bank of America; look at Greece’s financial situation; and interview author Paul Tough about his new book “Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why.” 

On today’s show, we’ll talk about the warming relationship between the U.S. and Vietnam; Bayer’s $62 billion bid for Monsanto; and how North Carolina’s House Bill 2 is affecting the state’s burgeoning tech scene. 

On today’s show, we’ll talk about a meeting between central bankers and finance ministers from the G7 countries that precedes next week’s G7 summit. We’ll also interview the CEO of AMC Networks, Josh Sapan, about AMC’s  new SundanceNow Doc Club.

On today’s show, we’ll talk about Bayer’s bid for Monsanto; department store struggles and Target successes; and the rough spring for marketplace lending.   

On today’s show, we’ll talk about a new rule from the Department of Labor that will grant overtime to millions of Americans; the dent that security lines might put in airlines’ bottom lines; and gender rights, going all the way back to the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

On today’s show, we’ll talk about a strong European stock market; a tobacco settlement with states shrouded in dispute; and the new book from Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz, “Street of Eternal Happiness,” which follows the lives of individuals along a single street in Shanghai.

On today’s show, we’ll talk about expanded opportunities for people to participate in venture capitalism; an anticipated new rule from the Labor Department that will make millions of white-collar workers eligible for overtime; and retailers who are embracing both the old-fashioned storefront and e-commerce.