Lawyer Scott Lincicome, who’s behind a cheeky pro-trade t-shirt, says free traders are winning, even if they don’t realize it.

Economist and unrepentant Red Sox fan Megan Greene tells you everything you need to know but were afraid to ask about U.S. financial health-- what's really behind the uptick in growth, how long the happy days will last, and what's likely to trigger the next recession.

POLITICO's Andrew Hanna says long before Uber and Airbnb, Hollywood conquered the gig economy-- with an assist from Ronald Reagan. Hear how Dracula and Groucho Marx set in motion a decades-long struggle for worker benefits that's especially relevant in the age of the side hustle.

Ten years after the financial crisis, Congress is talking about relaxing some aspects of Dodd-Frank. But one person's "tweak" is another person's "Are you nuts?"

Investment adviser Richard Bernstein joins Ben to talk bulls, bears, and the tax cut leakage effect. He also explains why watching inflation is like watching paint dry, and why Wall Street's bull market is still bucking mean and dirty, despite trade disputes.

Google is building a city of the future in Toronto, with self-driving cars, delivery robots, and snow-melting sidewalks. But will it also know what you did last night?

Dairyman Pete Wiersma shares a few hard economic realities from the pastures of Idaho: a tightening labor pool and little control over milk prices. Then economist Mark Zandi explains how reduced immigration and escalating trade spats could make things worse.

Ben White and POLITICO's Doug Palmer tick down the list of trade tiffs, brawls and all-out steel cage matches currently underway by the Trump administration. Then Marianne LeVine weighs in with a look at a sector that's actually winning as trade disputes simmer over: lobbyists.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) takes the Trump administration to task on trade, describing a "punch your friends in the nose" approach that could hurt jobs and rile markets. He also updates Politico's Ben White on efforts to block the Commerce Department's plan to throw a lifeline to China's ZTE. But most importantly, he reports on the size of the crowds celebrating the Stanley Cup outside his office.

Ben White sits down with Politico's Colin Wilhelm to check on his Bitcoin portfolio-- 0.003 percent of one coin. Bad news: it's lost about half its value. Colin explains why, and the challenges ahead, including looming regulation.