Jan 13, 2017

01/13/2017: Can a spy agency fight urban blight in St. Louis?

The NGA's Susan Pollmann tours the site of the future "NGA West" facility with Otis Williams, Director of the St. Louis Development Corporation. Kimberly Adams/Marketplace

If recent earnings reports are any indication, big banks have a ways to go before they'll benefit from rising interest rates. Plus, the EPA passes new auto regulations just under the wire. Then, the massive spy agency project that's displacing a St. Louis neighborhood to save it and, of course, the Weekly Wrap.

Segments From this episode

Advocates for the unbanked worry about the Trump era

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Jan 13, 2017

The Obama Treasury Department made financial inclusion a priority. Will Trump?

Steven Mnuchin walks into Trump Tower on December 12, 2016 in New York City. He is President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary.

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Can a spy agency fight urban blight in St. Louis?

by Kimberly Adams

Jan 13, 2017

A $1.75 billion project displaced a neighborhood in hopes of revitalizing it.

The decision to locate the new NGA facility in the historically black North Side of St. Louis was fought by the few remaining residents in the area, some who staged protests at this site.

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Weekly Wrap

Weekly Wrap: Economic policy, 140 characters at a time

by Kai Ryssdal

Jan 13, 2017

Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks with Leigh Gallagher of Fortune and Felix Salmon of Fusion for the Weekly Wrap.

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Globalization backlash looms over Davos forum

by Stephen Beard

Jan 13, 2017

Global political and business elites gather as globalization is questioned.

The Alpine resort of Davos is seen under show during the World Economic Forum annual meeting on January 23, 2016.

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For banks, there’s a delayed benefit to rising rates

by Marielle Segarra

Jan 13, 2017

Big bank earnings show they have a ways to go.

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EPA locks in fuel standards just days before the Trump administration

by Adam Allington

Jan 13, 2017

Automakers must double fuel efficiency by 2025.

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If recent earnings reports are any indication, big banks have a ways to go before they’ll benefit from rising interest rates. Plus, the EPA passes new auto regulations just under the wire. Then, the massive spy agency project that’s displacing a St. Louis neighborhood to save it and, of course, the Weekly Wrap.