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Kai Ryssdal
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Marketplace for Friday, December 16, 2016

Dec 16, 2016

Episodes 2611 - 2620 of 5795

  • Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the afternoon of January 27, 2016 in New York City. 
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    Today we’re tracking the fallout of the Fed’s rate hike decision through the global bond market. Plus, after learning earlier this year half a billion Yahoo users were hacked, and the revelation another billion were hacked in 2013 — who still uses Yahoo anyway? Finally, we’ll look at the economics of gift wrapping and the secondary market for sneakers.

  • (L-R) Amazon's chief Jeff Bezos, Larry Page of Alphabet, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, President-elect Donald Trump, Peter Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of PayPal, Tim Cook of Apple and Safra Catz of Oracle attend a meeting at Trump Tower December 14, 2016 in New York. 
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    So the Fed came in under the wire and finally raised rates by a quarter percent.  So what’s the big deal? Then: President-elect Donald Trump met with leaders from big tech companies in New York today. Given how little we know about Trump’s tech policy, what’s the meeting mean? Plus, Homer Simpson’s many jobs and why some advertisers are sitting out the Super Bowl.

  • U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell testifies during a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee June 10, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on 'Obamacare Implementation and the Department of Health and Human Services FY2016 Budget Request.' 
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    After stressing last year that hydraulic fracturing had no “widespread, systematic impact” on water, the EPA now is emphasizing that fracking can affect drinking water under some circumstances. More of our investigation with APM Reports on the show today. But first, Trump’s conflict of interest tweet raises more questions than it answers — what does “no new deals” mean? Plus, an interview with Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell and holiday shopping at the airport.

  • A Dutch Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet takes off at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on November 24, 2015. President-elect Trump has voiced his concerns over the costs of the Joint Strike Fighter program on his Twitter account.
 
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    We’re getting more glimpses as what deal-making could look like under President-elect Donald Trump. First, the One China policy — where the U.S. does not recognize Taiwan as an independent state — has been seen as non-negotiable, but it could be a bargaining chip for Trump. Then, Lockheed Martin shares dropped after Trump criticized its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program on Twitter, but fixing his issues won’t be easy. Plus, the war waging at your grocery store and why (one writer says) you should hate “Star Wars.”

  • Andrew Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants, exits after his meeting with president-elect Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Puzder has been tapped for Secretary of Labor under the Trump administration.
 
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    The economy is continuing to digest President-elect Donald Trump’s appointments, and Congress is is trying to figure out what he’ll mean for pension funds. We’ll look and both issues as we recap the latest in our Weekly Wrap. Plus: how’d velvet become the festive fabric of choice? 

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    Trump says he wants to “prime the pump” and with infrastructure spending, but what happens when you stimulate an economy that’s already stimulated? For that matter, how will an attorney general who’s spent his career fighting the EPA run it? We look into both questions, plus vaping and the Oscars for money.

  • President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad raise their glasses in a toast at a State Dinner at the state Capitol in February 15, 2012 in Des Moines, Iowa.
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    A new poll found most Americans give President-elect Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt on potential conflicts of interest. Meanwhile, Trump selected a China ambassador today, and many workers are getting overtime pay even though the White House’s new rules are on hold. Plus: Silicon Valley thinks it may have a solution for the job destruction it helped create. 

  • President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Trump Tower December 6, 2016 in New York City.
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    We start the show with, yes, a bit about Boeing, Air Force One and governing by tweet. Plus, as tweets come out of Trump Tower, Secretary of State candidates are still filing in. We’ll talk about the economic portfolio of the nation’s top diplomat, plus our relationship with China. Plus, what 100 different jobs tell us about why we work.

  • Activists celebrate at Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation outside Cannon Ball, North Dakota. The Army Corps of Engineers notified the Standing Rock Sioux on December 4 that the current route for the Dakota Access pipeline will be denied. 
 
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    On today’s show: President-elect Trump has talked a lot about changing trade deals and tariffs, we take a look at how much a president can actually change U.S. trade policy with just the stroke of a pen.  Also, why blocking the Dakota Access pipeline is likely to remain a victory for its opponents only until the Trump administration takes office. Lastly, have you ever wondered how apparel companies decide sizes for clothing? We have answers. 

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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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