Latest from Meredith Garretson Morbey

• Mar 12, 2019

  HBD, WWW!

  The new head of the federal consumer watchdog faces lawmakers Tuesday as the agency eyes loosening payday lending regulations. Two weeks out from a vote deadline, there may be some flexibility in Brexit negotiations. That sounds better than it is. Plus, the World Wide Web hits the Big 3-0! What is there to celebrate, and where has the Internet gone wrong? Today’s show is sponsored by the Alliance for Lifetime Income, On Deck Capital, Brother Printers and EquityZen.

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• Mar 12, 2019

  A ‘new start’ for the world’s biggest car alliance

  From the BBC World Service… Though the United States’ aviation authority says Boeing 737-Max 8 planes are safe to fly, two countries this morning have gone a step further than others in the last 24 hours and banned the aircraft from flying over their airspace. Then, the result of a Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi board meeting on the future of the carmaker alliance. Plus, how is the rising tide of populism impacting the global economy? We hear from the former Indian central bank governor and IMF chief economist Raghuram Rajam about why it’s important for communities to take back local control: How they can do that and why he believes nationalism isn’t the right solution. Today’s show is sponsored by the Alliance for Lifetime Income, On Deck Capital, Brother Printers and EquityZen.

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• Mar 11, 2019

  $40-billion worth of tinkering

  January’s retail sales numbers aren’t as bad as they were in a very weak December, but they are still pretty bad. President Trump’s new budget is out Monday, but it’s more messaging than actual plan. Plus, how much value does innovative tinkering at home add to the economy? A lot, it turns out.

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• Mar 11, 2019

  How ‘Captain Marvel’ shielded against sexist trolls

  Retail sales numbers back in December were terrible. Will the January numbers be any better? Fed chair Jerome Powell weighs in on why so many people in the U.S. remain without work. The national women’s soccer team sues the United States Soccer Federation over “institutional gender discrimination.” Plus, “Captain Marvel” did gangbusters over the weekend. As their first female-led superhero movie, Marvel’s parent company Disney prepared for the all-too-common backlash from sexist, online trolls before the film’s rollout. Today’s show is sponsored by Kronos, WellFrame and Amazon Web Services.

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• Mar 11, 2019

  Why the U.S. is pressuring India to stop buying Venezuelan oil

  From the BBC World Service… China has grounded all Boeing 737-8 passenger planes indefinitely after an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 crashed on Sunday, killing nearly 160 people. Then, we take a look at why the United States is pressuring India to stop buying Venezuelan oil. Then, weekend negotiations between the U.K. and E.U. have failed to move the needle on Brexit. Plus, with Britain due to leave the bloc at the end of the month, we hear from businesses in the Northeast of England, an area that voted to leave, about how they’re dealing with the still-growing uncertainty. Today’s show is sponsored by Kronos, WellFrame and Amazon Web Services.

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• Mar 8, 2019

  A crude awakening in Texas

  Forecasters overshot the number of new jobs for February by about 160,000. What gives?  On International Women’s Day, there’s some bad but unsurprising news about the global gender pay gap and health disparities for women. Plus, the port town Corpus Christi, Texas is dealing with an influx of too much oil without ways to transport and store all of it. Today’s show is sponsored by the University of Florida Warrington College of Business and Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage.

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• Mar 8, 2019

  Tax and snacks, overtime and ‘prime’ time

  According to jobs figures out today, more people are working, and a lot of them are workers in their prime. The labor department floats making more low-wage workers eligible for overtime. Plus, for some workers lucky enough to get free snacks at work, the perks have become full meals. Just make sure the IRS doesn’t find out. Today’s show is sponsored by the University of Florida Warrington College of Business and Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage.

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• Mar 8, 2019

  Tackling the gender gap is a matter of life and death

  From the BBC World Service… Chinese exports fell by the most in three years in February. From medicine to politics, a new book shows why the world around us is built for men, creating a gender data gap that systematically discriminates against women. Plus, we look at the huge pay gap between the sexes in soccer and what’s being done about it in Spain.  Today’s show is sponsored by the University of Florida Warrington College of Business and Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage.    

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• Mar 7, 2019

  Why Sikhs are flocking to the trucking industry

  In what may be a sign of things to come, the European central bank flips back to stimulus mode. Will corporate debt trigger the next financial crisis? Monthly jobs cuts reach an almost four-year high. Plus, we take a look at why trucking has become such an attractive for Indian-Americans of the Sikh faith. Today’s show is sponsored by WellFrame, Panopto and Brother Printers.

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• Mar 7, 2019

  Make America grade again

  Despite the litany of privacy complaints against Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg now says it’s getting into the business of keeping your data private. Come again? The Fed will stop giving firms stress test grades. Plus, one of America’s biggest business lobby tries to push lawmakers to the center. Today’s show is sponsored by WellFrame, Panopto and Brother Printers.

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