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02/10/17: Policing both sides of the border

Feb 11, 2017

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  • Turns out legos can really be worth something...if you don't play with them.
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    Ahead of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit tomorrow, let’s look at our trade relationship with Japan. Then, we check in with Remitly, an app that helps immigrants send money back, to see how business is going since President Donald Trump took office. Plus, we learn how “The Lego Movie” and “The Lego Batman Movie” built the new franchise, and talk about the pressure of making everything awesome again.

  • "200 One Dollar Bills" by Andy Warhol, valued at $8 million to $12 million, is displayed during a preview of a Sotheby's in 2009 in New York City. 
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    We’re starting off today with something the president reportedly did at 3 in the morning, and something else he did at 11 in the morning. Welcome to the American economy in 2017. First up, President Donald Trump reportedly called up his national security adviser to ask if a strong or weak dollar was better for the U.S. It’s a good question! And a complicated one. Next, we’ll look at the president’s Twitter feud with Nordstrom and where ethics rules come into play. Plus, a look at Kentucky coal and Great Lakes shipping.

  • US President Donald Trump chats with reporters on board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, bound for Palm Beach, Florida on February 3, 2017. 
 
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    While President Donald Trump’s travel ban is in court this afternoon, Republican senators put forward another immigration proposal to cut the number of immigrant visas in half over a decade. We’ll look at what that reduction in unskilled immigrant workers will do to the economy. Then: Manufacturing is alive and well in Reading, Pennsylvania, but employers say they can’t find enough skilled workers. Plus, we’ll look at GM’s earnings and Trump’s one-reg-in-two-regs-out executive order.

  • To retire comfortably, seniors need to replace about 70 percent of their pre-retirement income, according to financial experts.
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    Nearly 100 tech companies, including giants like Apple, Facebook, Google and Netflix, filed a legal brief Sunday challenging President Donald Trump’s travel ban. We’ll look at what that brief can do and how much of it is symbolic. Plus, it’s no secret that Trump watches a lot of cable news, and advertisers are catching on. Then, we’ll look at two very different crises in this country: a lack of retirement savings and missing railroad crossings on GPS.

  • It's estimated that brands will spend more than $385 million on ads before, during and after Super Bowl games on TV.
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    President Donald Trump’s latest executive order took the first steps toward whittling away on Dodd-Frank today. We’ll look at that and what’s ahead, plus what causes the job loss Trump campaigned on — and what doesn’t. Then: After a bitter election and a rocky start to the year, making a Super Bowl ad is more of a gamble than ever. We’ll look at how companies are spending their $5 million (at least) for 30 seconds this Sunday. Plus, more unintended consequences of Trump’s travel ban and the growing winter biking trend.

  • Instagram will introduce a keyword moderation tool that lets users list words you consider offensive or inappropriate so that those will automatically be deleted or hidden from appearing in your comment feed. 
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    Productivity has been lackluster for a while, and it slowed down in the fourth quarter. We’ll look at what that means ahead of the first new jobs report of the Trump administration tomorrow. Plus, we’ll examine an unintended consequence of President Donald Trump’s travel ban: potentially worsening a shortage of rural doctors. Plus, we’ll learn how to parse ads and non-ads on Instagram and Norman Lear takes a phone call in the middle of our conversation about “One Day at a Time.”

  • An Iranian man holds a local newspaper displaying a portrait of Donald Trump a day after his election as the new US president, in the capital Tehran, on November 10, 2016. 
 
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    Republicans rolled back regulations on the energy industry, including rules about payments from foreign governments. Plus, Marketplace Weekend host Lizzie O’Leary is reporting from Dalton, Georgia on the future of jobs there under President Donald Trump. Plus, the view of Trump’s travel ban from the Middle East and how trade policy affects $300 jeans.

  • President Donald Trump signs two executive orders during a visit to the Department of Homeland Security with Vice President Mike Pence, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and other officials on Jan. 25 in Washington, D.C.
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    We’re leading off with two macro-economic stories today. First, currency manipulation: Trump and his aides have accused China, Japan and now Germany of benefiting from undervalued currency. Then, companies are trying to figure out how to navigate the new Trump era. Some are feeling pressure to move manufacturing back to the States, or take a stand on his executive order, and others just want to stay off his Twitter feed. Plus, a preview of this week’s “Make Me Smart.”

  • A factory in Erie County, PA. 
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    It’s been a busy week, and it’s only Monday. We’ll tackle the business implications of President Donald Trump’s executive order Friday, which restricted travel for refugees and other migrants from seven mostly Muslim countries. We’re looking at tech, tourism and local manufacturing economies. Plus, Delta’s troubles and a look at the early life of Warren Buffett. 

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Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, our leading business news radio program and podcast is about providing context on the economic news of the day. Through stories, conversations and newsworthy developments, we help listeners understand the economic world around them. Marketplace makes sense of the economy for everyone, no econ degree or finance background required. Marketplace doesn’t just report on the numbers, we take it deeper, adding context to what’s happening in the stock market and how macroeconomic policy can affect you and your business. Monday through Friday, our team speaks with a wide range of industry professionals — from small business owners to Fortune 500 CEOs, Marketplace breaks down complex topics related to business and the economy without industry jargon and over-complicated explanations.

Kai Ryssdal has led the program since 2005 and has hosted the program from China, the Middle East and dozens of cities across the United States. As a leading public media voice, Kai has been a trusted broadcaster for two decades and received an Emmy for investigative journalism on a PBS FRONTLINE documentary about money in politics called “Big Sky, Big Money.” He has appeared often on CNN, CNBC and CBS news. His written work has been featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic.

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