Mar 7, 2019

The word of the day is "uncertainty"

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives ahead of a European Council meeting on Brexit at The Europa Building at The European Parliament in Brussels on April 10, 2019. PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images

Between the trade war, Brexit, North Korea, oil and more, the word “uncertainty” has appeared a lot in recent news. Today we talk about what it means and when to be concerned. Plus, what to make of Facebook's "pivot to privacy."

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What would a "privacy-focused" Facebook look like?

by Marketplace Staff

Mar 7, 2019

CEO Mark Zuckerberg has laid out a new vision for the company.

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How specialist agencies help Chinese mothers give birth in the U.S.

by Jennifer Pak

Mar 7, 2019

Expectant parents pay them tens of thousands of dollars to arrange every aspect of their trip.

The 2013 movie "Finding Mr Right" is a romantic comedy focused on Wen Jiajia, an unmarried pregnant woman from Beijing who flees to Seattle to give birth. It raised awareness of the trend of Chinese women having American babies.

Courtesy of Mtime

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Extraordinary uncertainty? Or run-of-the-mill uncertainty?

by Amy Scott

Mar 7, 2019

Uncertainty. It’s a word you hear a lot these days. Brexit, trade policy, relations with North Korea — all up in the air and all casting a cloud over the global economy. But is this moment of uncertainty any different than times past? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during their historic summit at the Capella hotel on Sentosa Island on June 12 in Singapore.

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For LGBTQ people, personal finance can be extra stressful

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Mar 7, 2019

The Nancy podcast from WNYC examines why.

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My Economy

Making a video game about your life

by Sean McHenry

Mar 7, 2019

Catt Small's newest game puts the player in very familiar shoes — her own.

For Catt Small, creator of the game "Sweetheart," game development is about "trying to understand ways to communicate what it means to be a person to other people."

Courtesy of Catt Small

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Music from the episode

Canyons - Live Corey Voss, Krissy Nordhoff

They Reminisce Over You Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth

Feel Good (feat. Khruangbin) - Edit Maribou State, Khruangbin

Nothin' N.O.R.E.

Mad Ne-Yo

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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