Marketplace Morning Report

The “New NAFTA” is closer to congressional approval. Corporate diversity measures have failed black millennial professionals. Plus, holiday parties are more popular this year, which means employers have to be extra careful about unruly behavior.

From the BBC World Service… Widespread power cuts wallop businesses in South Africa. Nintendo launches Switch in China with Tencent’s help. Plus, what the artificial intelligence revolution means for our jobs.

Sprint and T-Mobile head to court to defend their mega-merger. Why mortgage rates remain steady as interest rates go down. Plus, how one woman found the better life her parents sought in this country.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s proposed deal to lower prescription drug prices is up for a vote in the House. Banks and hedge funds are messing with the repo market. Plus, a Michigan brewery faces backlash in the wake of a racial discrimination settlement.

From the BBC World Service… WTO’s Appellate Body is set to lose two judges. Plus, are meetings just a way to waste the workday?

Jobs numbers were still strong in November. Plus, AI’s powers of prediction could cost some jobs on Wall Street, but it’s ultimately a good thing, say experts.

Uber releases a report on sexual assault on its rides. The Labor Department’s updated jobs numbers point towards recession. Plus, how to value the world’s biggest oil company.

From the BBC World Service… German industrial output suffers its biggest contraction in a decade. There’s optimism over an OPEC oil deal. Plus, how African swine fever has hit Bulgaria.

November’s jobs numbers promise to be underwhelming. Kroger gets into the food delivery business. Plus, a woman deals with ailing parents as an only child.

Huawei lobs another legal challenge against the U.S. over its ban of the Chinese tech giant’s components. Who are the people at risk of losing SNAP benefits under the Trump Administration’s new proposed rules? Plus, the anatomy of a leveraged buyout.