We're back with another unexpectedly short and timely episode, focusing on last Friday's emergency docket decision in AARP v. Trump. We also spend a few minutes on a few other orders: the administration's partial victory in Noem v. National TPS Alliance and a puzzling mass recusal.
WSJ Minute Briefing - U.S. Stocks Fall as Big Tech Companies Weigh on Major Indexes
Four out of the Magnificent Seven tech stocks fell today. Plus: Home Depot shares tick down despite quarterly sales rising more than expected. And shares of Arc’teryx and Salomon parent Amer Sports surge after strong quarterly results and raised guidance. Danny Lewis hosts.
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Motley Fool Money - Elon Hangs On
Elon Musk is committed to Tesla for at least five more years.
(00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss:
- Investing in companies with a singular leader.
- Earnings results from Home Depot.
- A listener's suggestion to create a “laziness” stock basket.
Then, (17:04) Robert Brokamp answers listener questions about Roth IRAs and dividend investing.
Companies discussed: TSLA, TTD, HD, DASH, UBER, DPZ, AMZN, WMT, NFLX, LYFT
Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guest: Jason Moser, Robert Brokamp
Producer: Mary Long
Engineer: Dan Boyd
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WSJ What’s News - Google Adds AI to Its Search, Taking Aim at Chatbot Challengers
P.M. Edition for May 20. Google is adding an AI chatbot feature to its iconic search page, allowing it to more closely rival competitors like ChatGPT. WSJ reporter Katherine Blunt discusses Google’s parent, Alphabet, plans to bet even bigger on artificial intelligence. Plus, despite the fear of an immigration crackdown from the Trump administration, many workers without legal status are still going to work. Paul Kiernan, who covers the U.S. economy for the Journal, joins to talk about why that is, and what it means for industries dependent on migrant labor. And President Trump pressures Republican dissenters in the House to drop their objections to his tax and spending bill which could go on vote as early as tomorrow. Alex Ossola hosts.
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Consider This from NPR - Advice for navigating a volatile economy
The U.S. economy is in flux. And for millions of Americans, a new line item in their budget includes repaying federal student loans.
Making ends meet isn't just tough for student loan borrowers. Groceries cost a lot more now than they did in 2020. Tariff disputes make it difficult to plan future purchases and they can make it harder to find everyday items at affordable prices.
Housing — whether it's your mortgage or rent — remains expensive.
And the job market — well that's tough, too.
Unpredictable inflation, added expenses, a volatile stock market – the health of the U.S. economy is anything but certain right now. How can you manage?
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Making ends meet isn't just tough for student loan borrowers. Groceries cost a lot more now than they did in 2020. Tariff disputes make it difficult to plan future purchases and they can make it harder to find everyday items at affordable prices.
Housing — whether it's your mortgage or rent — remains expensive.
And the job market — well that's tough, too.
Unpredictable inflation, added expenses, a volatile stock market – the health of the U.S. economy is anything but certain right now. How can you manage?
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State of the World from NPR - India’s Relationship with the U.S.
There's been a political backlash in India after the Trump administration deported dozens of Indian migrants who were in the U.S. without legal status. This comes after the U.S. had announced 26 percent tariffs on India, which are currently suspended. Those events have changed Indian's perceptions of what they had thought was a cozy relationship with the U.S. and have cause a headache for the Indian prime minister. We go to western India to hear what people think of the U.S. now.
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The Journal. - Can the GOP Unite Around Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’?
President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill today to urge passage of his multitrillion dollar tax and spending agenda. The bill is a complex piece of legislation that includes tax cuts, spending increases, spending reductions and some tax hikes. In total, it would increase budget deficits by nearly $3 trillion over a decade. WSJ’s Richard Rubin reports on the testy debate inside the GOP over the bill. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
Further Listening:
-Trump 2.0: The First 100 Days
-Trump’s Tariffs Force a New Era in Global Trade
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Marketplace All-in-One - Watch the dollar!
Things aren’t looking so good for the U.S. dollar. Though it’s spent decades as the world’s reigning reserve currency, it’s been weakening lately thanks to tariffs and uncertainty in the U.S. economy.
But its declining value, has been in the making for a while, according to Harvard economist and author of the new book, “Our Dollar, Your Problem,” Kenneth Rogoff.
“The problem we’re facing is that, independent of this dollar phenomenon, interest rates are going up,” said Rogoff. “And if you’re the world’s biggest debtor, that’s tough.”
Rogoff joins Kai and Kimberly to unpack how the greenback became the world’s go-to currency, what a reserve currency actually is, why it’s been losing some of its value lately and what might take its place. Plus, how does military power tie into all this?
We’ll also get into some potential cryptocurrency regulation coming down the pipeline and discuss the troubling parallel between Trumpism and Brexit.
Then, you tell us what books help you reset – from classic literary romances to an apocalyptic sci-fi tale. And, our intern, Zoha Malik (hi!) shares her answer to the Make Me Smart question.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
- “Our Dollar, Your Problem,” by Kenneth Rogoff from Yale University Press
- “How Trump Could Dethrone the Dollar” from Foreign Affairs
- “Why Is The US Dollar Weakening? Trump’s Tariffs Push Dollar Index To 3-Year Low.” from Forbes
- “Senate advances landmark crypto bill with Democrats divided” from Politico
- “Senate Advances Crypto Regulation Bill With Bipartisan Support” from The New York Times
- “Senate advances a major crypto regulation bill on a bipartisan vote” from NBC News
- “Brexit’s Failures Could Foreshadow Trump’s. Just Not in the Way You Might Think.” from The New York Times
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The Bulwark Podcast - S2 Ep1046: David French: Schizo-in-Chief
One day Trump sounds like Bernie promising the government will provide for everything. Then the next, he's like Paul Ryan the belt-tightener, prepping for austerity. And Code Pink was the order of the day when Mr. Tough Guy was in Saudi Arabia—attacking the foreign policy of the United States in the land of the 9/11 hijackers. Plus, Trump's SCOTUS appointees show some spine, Marco is truly pathetic, the big, insane reconciliation bill would gut Medicaid and hurt MAGA voters even if Trump denies it, and the DOJ investigates the hiring practices of Chicago's mayor.
David French joins join Tim Miller.
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David French joins join Tim Miller.
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1A - How Can States Improve Student Reading Scores?
The 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, known colloquially as the nation's report card, shows that reading scores dropped an average of two progress points for both 4th and 8th graders.
But two states that are bucking this trend? Mississippi and Louisiana.
How did two of the country's poorest states turn their literacy scores around in a matter of a few years? What can other states learn from those stories?
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But two states that are bucking this trend? Mississippi and Louisiana.
How did two of the country's poorest states turn their literacy scores around in a matter of a few years? What can other states learn from those stories?
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