Marketplace Morning Report

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … Australia has seen 26-straight years of growth, but we’ll explain why some economists are keeping a keen eye on home prices and consumer-spending levels. Afterwards, at a UN environment summit in Kenya today, nations will agree to keep plastics out of oceans. We’ll talk to an expert in a protected beach reserve who explains why new efforts are imperative. Then, we’ll take you to Tokyo where working moms still find it difficult to balance jobs and family.

(Markets Edition) While tech stocks have been kind of tepid this week, it's been a while since the markets have seen any serious downward jump. Susan Schmidt, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Westwood Holdings, explains whether this is cause to worry. Afterwards, we'll look at how Britain's Brexit plans have hit a major roadblock. While Britain's prime minister wanted to figure out a future trade relationship with the EU, there's disagreement over what happens to the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … European Union finance ministers are expected to adopt a blacklist of 20 tax haven nations. We’ll tell you what that could mean for some of the world’s biggest companies. Afterwards, we’ll take you to Tokyo where names like Takata and Kobe Steel once contributed to the country’s sterling corporate reputation…but have more recently helped tarnish that perception.

(Markets Edition) Markets have responded mostly positively to the progress the GOP has made in overhauling America's tax system, but the tech-heavy NASDAQ didn't have the greatest Monday. Gabriela Santos, global market strategist with JP Morgan Asset Management, stopped by to explain why some sectors are going to benefit more from corporate tax reform than others. Afterwards, we'll look at China's fight to be considered a market economy.

(U.S. Edition) The Senate is debating a bill that would free some small and midsized banks from regulations that were put in place following the financial crisis. We'll look at whether these looser rules will just mean bigger problems down the line. Afterwards, we'll discuss the Supreme Court's first hearing on a case involving a baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Plus: How one company is letting investors buy a cut of their favorite artists' royalties.

(Markets Edition) Now that the Senate has passed its version of the tax bill, a new process begins: combining the two bills so Trump can sign it into law. On today's show, we'll preview what's set to be a complicated week ahead for tax policy. Afterwards, we'll chat with economist Julia Coronado about how the markets have been reacting to the Senate's passage of the measure. Hint: They're thrilled. Then to cap off today's show, we'll discuss Trump's plan to significantly shrink Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. That has some groups worried that energy companies will try to move in.

(U.S. Edition) CVS is purchasing Aetna in a $69 billion merger that could completely alter the health industry. What does each want from the other? Erik Gordon, a professor at the University of Michigan, explains what these companies are getting out of this deal. Afterwards, we'll look at the Treasury's decision to phase out myRA, an Obama-era program that allowed people without access to retirement accounts to set up their own with the government. Andrei Cherny — cofounder of Aspiration, a private online bank — explains why he thinks the program was an example of government inefficiency.

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service...A big lunch in Brussels: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May meets with two key EU leaders to see if her country’s made enough progress to get Brexit to its next crucial step. Afterwards, we’ll take a look at an extradition hearing for India’s liquor and airline baron, Vijay Mallya, known for his gold watches, calendar girls and poolside parties. Then, a conversation about why there’s little economic incentive to give up conflict, which escalated over the weekend, in Yemen.

(Markets Edition) Amid all this discussion about taxes, what does the Federal Reserve think? Christopher Low, chief economist at FTN Financial, joined us to discuss how they might react to a growth in GDP from the overhaul like Republicans are hoping. Afterwards, we'll discuss the Department of Education's plan to give the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) a tech makeover by making a mobile app for it. Plus: We'll look at whether the ultra-discount retailer Big Lots has what it takes to keep up with other discounters like Walmart and Dollar General.

(U.S. Edition) The GOP tax overhaul could add more than $1 trillion to the deficit over the next decade, according to an analysis from the Joint Committee on Taxation, and that has Republicans concerned. On today's show, we'll take a look at what this means for the bill's future, and what Senate leaders are doing to gain more votes. Afterwards, we'll chat with Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz about the link between globalization and inequality.