Charles Koch: "I don't like politics"

Bill Shlensky On The Cubs

Mario Hansel, tugboat

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Stephan Richter of the Globalist connects with David Brancaccio to discuss why Trump's trade policies may resurrect COMECON, an old communist trade policy.

Comecon Q Feat. Stephan Richter

Finding your dream career

Proponents of more widespread sports betting argue that state and local governments could see a windfall of cash. Marketplace contributor and Washington Post columnist Allan Sloan spoke with host David Brancaccio to discuss whether these states might actually benefit from  all this.

MMR - Legalized Gambling Q feat. Allan Sloan

The Trump administration did not want the telecom company AT&T to buy the media content company Time Warner for 85 billion dollars.  It sued, saying it could hurt consumers.  On Tuesday a federal judge said the merger was A-OK by him. Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio reached out to Michael Carrier, professor at Rutgers Law School who follows issues of competition and monopolies, to get a clear sense of the federal judge's quite vivid ruling.

Interview w/Michael Carrier - Why the Time Warner/AT&T Merger was ultimately approved

Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio speaks with Washington Post columnist Allan Sloan on Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, about why we may need to start thinking cautiously about the recent global economic upturn.

The biggest hedge fund in the world reminds us that what goes up, must come down

On Wednesday, an automated hacking system typically enlisted by crooks and creeps to send spam emails about bogus offers that apparently got very focused for some hours.  

The computer security company Cofense says this network of millions of vulnerable computers started sending loads of fake emails to employees of several thousand banks.  Those emails looked benign, but contained an attachment which, if opened, could infect bank computers with malware. 

Aaron Higbee is co-founder and chief technology officer of Cofense. He joined Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio to discuss their findings.

Automated spam bots suddenly go after bank employees in a wide email phishing attempt

On Monday, the US and Mexico revealed their outline for a new revision to NAFTA. How Canada and other trading partners react is something of a new debate point. What possible ways does the new US-Mexico trade deal draft affect other parts of America's multi-pronged trade war strategy? 

John Horn, Professor of Practice in Economics at Washington University's Olin Business School, joined Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio on Tuesday to discuss what the Trump Administration's next steps could be.

The US and Mexico are ready to deal on NAFTA 2.0. But is the rest of the world ready?

Actor, singer, author and entrepreneur William Shatner hasn't stopped what he's doing. He's 87 and still hard at it. But what's driving him as both an artist and pitchman? Shatner spoke with Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio to explain his life mission.

The trick to being an entrepreneur is to boldly go for something despite the risks, says Shatner

Washington Post columnist and Pro Publica editor-at-large Allan Sloan checked the calculation that the stock market has lost $2.2 trillion in value since it's high last month. What did he do after to calm down? He took a brisk walk to get a nice coffee with cream, he tells me. As for President Trump's repeated criticism of America's central bank, the Federal Reserve, for hurting people by engineering higher interest rates, Sloane told Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio that he isn't buying it.

*This interview was broadcast on Friday, October 12, 2018*

Is the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes to blame for recent market selloffs?

The Dow is up nearly nine percent this year so far, after falling into the lower depths on Christmas Eve.  A bull market? A bear market? Well, here's the dirty secret.  You can only answer that in retrospect. Washington Post columnist Allan Sloan spoke to Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio to talk about the retrospective nuances of the stock market.

Are we in a Bull Market but don't know it?

Marketplace's Jed Kim and Washington Post chief film critic Ann Hornaday geek out about their current favorite show. 

An outtake from https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/all-these-streaming-services-film-snobs-have-be-seventh-heaven-right

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