Marketplace Morning Report

How will impeachment proceedings affect all of Congress’s other business? The U.S. will still regulate global mail. Plus, one political cartoonist deals with his mother’s Alzheimer’s through his art.

From the BBC World Service…The first of a series of televised public meetings will take place in Hong Kong as the authorities try to ease the political crisis. The U.S. has agreed to stay in a global union that has regulated international mail service for more than a century. Plus, is giving citizens a package of free services like transport, education and healthcare a good idea, and how much will it cost?

What’s ahead for the economy with potential impeachment proceedings? Investors are waiting for actual data to accurately assess markets. Plus, Peloton is going ahead with its IPO amid legal troubles over the music in its fancy bike workouts.

Over a million salaried employees are now eligible for overtime pay with new labor rules. Amazon offers employees health care… sort of. Plus, we look at the cost, financial and otherwise, of losing a license in states that suspend them for offenses that have nothing to do with driving.

From the BBC World Service… President Trump meets his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in New York today, as a trade deal between the two nations starts to fall into place. We take look at the U.K.’s nuclear power industry as a major project faces delays. Plus, experts say travel company Thomas Cook was too slow to react to competition from online agents, but the brick-and-mortar business remains alive and well, according to one company that prides itself in not offering online bookings.

How much money in reserves does the Fed actually need to keep a financial crisis at bay? Consumer confidence is high even as tariffs look to raise prices. Plus, one author argues paying for a child’s college is the point of reaching the middle class.

What deal will President Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson strike as Brexit approaches? World leaders set environmental goals at the UN Climate Change Summit. Google claims victory in a European “right to be forgotten” case. Plus, Apple will now build the massive Mac Pro in Texas.

From the BBC World Service… In a damaging verdict for the prime minister, Britain’s highest court has ruled that Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament before Brexit was unlawful. Meanwhile, Europe’s top court limits your right to be forgotten. Plus, as regulators probe the collapse of U.K.-travel booking company Thomas Cook, we look at how its demise will ripple through global business.

Congress is still trying to sort out what is and what isn’t a presidential emolument. This week is prime time to buy a house. Plus, CBS continues to add diversity to its slate of programming.

The U.K. scrambles to get erstwhile Thomas Cook customers to their destinations after the 170-year-old travel agency goes belly up. Plus, Oxfam pushes people to give up fast fashion for the good of the environment.