Money Talking

Ten years after the start of the Great Recession, a new book looks at how American fracking is changing the global economy.

Facebook and Twitter executives testify on Capitol Hill as lawmakers consider ways to regulate the companies. What, exactly, might they do? 

C.E.O. Elon Musk may face serious consequences for a single tweet that sent investors and reporters scrambling.

Ahead of the midterm election, Republicans are hoping a strong economy will help them keep control of Congress. But will it be enough in November?

Ten years before the 2008 financial crisis, there was another one: Long-Term Capital Management. The lessons not learned and why it matters today (hint, it involves Russia).

Women and men enter the workforce in equal numbers, but only less than five percent of the top 500 companies in the U.S. are led by women.

Legal marijuana is already bringing in huge revenues, but hurdles exist as it's still illegal at the federal level. How the industry operates and who’s cashing in.

The Trump administration is expected to announce a dramatic rollback of fuel economy standards for vehicles. What does it mean for carbon emissions, and why are automakers anxious?

Jerome Powell has only been serving as Chairman of the Federal Reserve since February, but he's already having to contend with some unusual circumstances. This week, he appeared before Congress to speak about the state of the economy.

Lawmakers wanted to know what America’s top central banker thinks about President Trump's steadily escalating trade war. Since January, Trump has imposed or threatened to impose tariffs on 10,000 different products the U.S. imports from Mexico, Canada, Europe, and China. Those countries are retaliating with tariffs of their own.

Powell avoided commenting on Trump's tariffs, but did share the view of many economists on trade: "In general, countries that have remained open to trade that haven’t erected barriers including tariffs have grown faster, had higher incomes, had higher productivity and countries that have gone in more protectionist direction have done worse", said Powell. "I think that’s the empirical result."

This week on Money Talking, Ilya Marritz speaks to Neil Irwin of The New York Times on America’s growing protectionism, and how the Fed is preparing for it.

This week Trump announced his nominee for Supreme Court and people are scrambling to figure out where he stands on the most important issues. One of those is healthcare. On this episode of Money Talking, the ever-changing future for the Affordable Care Act. How might Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh rule, even as the Trump administration continues to take steps that are slowly chipping away at the law.