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The Black Business Unity has raised concerns over growing illegal economic activity in South Africa's townships, informal settlements and urban canters. The group says unregulated trade is hurting compliant businesses, cutting government revenue and slowing local development. The BBU is calling for stronger enforcement of existing laws to protect legitimate operators. For more we're joined by Michael Maloyi, National Public Relations Officer for Black Business Unity

Shergeran Naidoo, head of stakeholder engagement shares the latest readings of the PayInc Economics Index.

Motheo Khoaripe speaks to Elize Kruger, independent economist, about why South Africa’s economic activity has slumped to a six-month low, unpacking how surging fuel prices driven by global oil shocks and recent interest rate hikes are squeezing households, raising costs for businesses, and ultimately dragging down consumer spending and overall demand. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter, Stephen Grootes. He explores the latest economic trends, business developments, investment opportunities, and personal finance strategies. Each episode features engaging conversations with top newsmakers, industry experts, financial advisors, entrepreneurs, and politicians, offering you thought-provoking insights to navigate the ever-changing financial landscape.    Thank you for listening to a podcast from The Money Show Listen live Primedia+ weekdays from 18:00 and 20:00 (SA Time) to The Money Show with Stephen Grootes broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show, go to https://buff.ly/7QpH0jY or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/PlhvUVe Subscribe to The Money Show Daily Newsletter and the Weekly Business Wrap here https://buff.ly/v5mfetc The Money Show is brought to you by Absa     Follow us on social media   702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702   CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/Radio702 CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chính quyền Trump hôm 20/04/2026 bắt đầu tiếp nhận đơn của các công ty nhập khẩu Hoa Kỳ đòi hoàn trả 166 tỷ đô la đã phải nộp cho chính phủ từ một năm qua. Tối Cao Pháp Viện Mỹ bác bỏ thẩm quyền của tổng thống áp đặt các các hàng rào thuế quan với toàn thế giới nhưng chiến tranh thương mại do Nhà Trắng khai mào chưa tới hồi kết. Washington thất bại trên ba mục tiêu : kiềm tỏa xuất khẩu Trung Quốc, thu hẹp thâm hụt mậu dịch của Hoa Kỳ và đưa nước Mỹ trở lại trung tâm bàn cờ công nghiệp thế giới. Thay đổi duy nhất là trật tự thương mại quốc tế đã rẽ sang một khúc quanh mới.     Chuyển biến trong một năm, từ Ngày Giải Phóng nước Mỹ 02/04/2025. Đúng hai tháng sau phán quyết ngày 20/02/2026 của Tối Cao Pháp Viện, các công ty nhập khẩu của Mỹ bắt đầu có thể đòi Sở Quan Thuế và Biên Phòng (CBP) hoàn trả 166 tỷ đô la mà họ đã phải nộp từ khi ông Donald Trump ban hành biện pháp thuế đối ứng 02/04/2025. Hiện tại, hơn 330.000 công ty nhập khẩu của Mỹ, đã có 56.500 đòi CBP bồi hoàn. Thủ tục đòi lại tiền thuế cho các doanh nghiệp Mỹ sẽ không đơn giản. Nhìn từ góc độ của người tiêu dùng, câu hỏi quan trọng nhất là liệu các công ty nhập khẩu của Mỹ có hoàn trả lại cho các khách hàng khoản thuế hải quan « không hợp pháp » mà họ đã thu vào từ một năm nay hay không. Trong Vườn Hồng của Nhà Trắng cách nay hơn một năm tổng thống Donald Trump tuyên bố : « Mồng 2 tháng Tư năm 2025 sẽ mãi mãi được khắc khi trong ký ức như một ngày công nghiệp của Hoa Kỳ hồi sinh, ngày để chinh phục lại vận mệnh của nước Mỹ và là ngày đòi lại tài sản cho Hoa Kỳ ». Lập tức thuế hải quan đánh vào hàng nhập khẩu vào Mỹ tăng 10 rồi 50 %. Trong đợt đầu tiên này, Việt Nam bị lãnh mức thuế 46 %. Cam Bốt và Lào là 49 và 47 %. Cả thế giới, từ Liên Hiệp Châu Âu, Anh Quốc, Thụy Sĩ … đến Nhật Bản, Hàn Quốc hối hả đến Washington đàm phán với hy vọng thuyết phục được chính quyền Trump về thiện chí thu hẹp thặng dư mậu dịch với Mỹ. Các nền kinh tế Đông Nam Á không là một ngoại lệ. Sau nhiều vòng đàm phán, tháng 7/2025 Việt Nam cuối cùng đạt được thỏa thuận để hàng xuất khẩu sang Mỹ chịu mức thuế 20 % (thuế 40 % nếu là hàng hóa trung chuyển). Liên Hiệp Châu Âu, Nhật Bản và Hàn Quốc bằng lòng với mức thuế hải quan 15 %. Ấn Độ, Brazil, là những nhà đàm phán không dễ vâng lời. Riêng Trung Quốc là một ngoại lệ : Chẳng những Bắc Kinh không vội vàng thương lượng với Nhà Trắng mà còn tung đòn đáp trả, chuyển từ thế thủ sang thế tấn công đúng nghĩa « ăn miếng trả miếng » để rồi đôi bên tuyên bố « tạm ngừng ». Tháng 10/2025 tổng thống Donald Trump và chủ tịch Tập Cận Bình gặp nhau tại Hàn Quốc và trên nguyên tắc trong hai tuần nữa (tháng 5/2026) nguyên thủ Mỹ công du Bắc Kinh. Thương mại vẫn là trọng tâm thượng đỉnh Mỹ-Trung Cuộc chiến còn dài Tháng 2/2026, gần một năm « Giải Phóng nước Mỹ » với đòn thuế đối ứng, tổng thống Trump phẫn nộ trước phán quyết của Tối Cao Pháp Viện. Ông cho rằng phán quyết này cho phép các đối tác nước ngoài tiếp tục « bòn rút » tài nguyên của Hoa Kỳ. Vào lúc mà các công ty nhập khẩu Mỹ bắt đầu đòi « hoàn trả » 166 tỷ đô la đã nộp « oan uổng » cho chính phủ, thì cũng ông Trump cảnh báo, ông sẽ « để bụng » những doanh nghiệp nào dám đòi được hoàn trả thuế hải quan. Những công ty đó, không « thông minh » và không « yêu nước ». Nhà kinh tế Denis Ferrand giám đốc công ty tư vấn Rexecode-Paris, trên đài phát thanh France Info hôm 21/02/2026 ghi nhận : « Đối với Donald Trump phán quyết của Tối Cao Pháp Viện là một vố đau, bởi vì ông luôn coi thuế quan là cột trụ trong chính sách của mình. Ngay nhiệm kỳ đầu tổng thống Mỹ đã sử dụng lá bài này, nhưng chỉ là để đối đầu với Trung Quốc. Rồi Washington và Bắc Kinh đã liên tục đàm phán … Trong nhiệm kỳ 2 Trump lại đem chiêu bài này ra nhưng là để áp đặt với toàn thế giới. Ông coi đây là một công cụ để đạt được những mục tiêu đã đề ra, thậm chí là công cụ để gây áp lực, để đòi các đối tác thương mại của Hoa Kỳ đầu tư trên đất Mỹ, làm sống lại nền công nghiệp của Hoa Kỳ, để rồi Mỹ lại đóng vai trò đầu tàu dẫn dắt thế giới ». Nhưng tổng thống Mỹ không chịu buông tay. Ngay sau phán quyết của Tối Cao Pháp Viện, Donald Trump lập tức ban thêm một đợt thuế mới 15 % (ban đầu là 10 %) có hiệu lực trong vòng 150 ngày. Cho đến tuần này, lãnh đạo Nhà Trắng vẫn dùng đòn thuế quan, công cụ ông yêu thích nhất, để đòi phạt các đối tác không ủng hộ Mỹ trong cuộc chiến chống Iran, không giúp Hoa Kỳ mở cửa eo biển Hormuz đang bị Iran phong tỏa. Cần lưu ý rằng phán quyết hôm 20/02/2026 của Tối Cao Pháp Viện Mỹ không liên quan đến một số trường hợp như thuế đánh vào nhôm, thép (vẫn là 50 %) và xe hơi (vẫn là 25 %) của nước ngoài bán sang thị trường Mỹ. Nói cách khác, cuộc chiến thuế quan Donald Trump khởi xướng chưa tới hồi kết. Thuế đối ứng, gánh nặng đối với Hoa Kỳ Trong 12 tháng qua, các nạn nhân đầu tiên từ chính sách này là người tiêu dùng ở Mỹ. Isabelle Méjean chuyên gia về thương mại quốc tế trường Khoa Học Chính Trị Paris giải thích trên kênh truyền hình Pháp Public Sénat :  « Người tiêu dùng Mỹ trả giá cho các đòn thuế quan đó. Hơn nữa chính sách này đã không cho phép khởi động lại đầu tư vào các nhà máy công nghiệp ở Hoa Kỳ như từng hứa hẹn, và cũng không đem lại việc làm cho người lao động. Trong năm qua kinh tế và chứng khoán phát triển nhờ những khoản đầu tư rất lớn vào công nghệ trí tạo thông minh (…) Cả thế giới lập tức lao vào một cuộc chạy đua với thời gian để đàm phán với Washington, mong được giảm mức thuế khi xuất khẩu hàng sang Hoa Kỳ, để tránh phải trực diện lao vào một cuộc đối với chính quyền Trump. Do vậy có thể nói về phương diện ngoại giao, Donald Trump đã ghi được một bàn thắng khi củng cố vị trí của nước Mỹ ». Bộ Tài Chính Mỹ thu tiền của dân Mỹ Kinh tế trưởng của ngân hàng Pháp BNP, Nathalie Benatia phân tích thêm :   « Rất rõ ràng là người tiêu dùng Mỹ gánh chịu các khoản chi phí phụ trội. Thành công duy nhất là khi tăng thuế hải quan, bởi đây là một hình thức thu thuế, nên tiền mà chính quyền liên bang thu vào được nhiều hơn, ước tính là đã thu thêm được khoảng 264 tỷ đô la trong năm 2025. Để so sánh, hồi 2024 khoản thu vào từ thuế hải quan này chỉ là 80 tỷ đô la. Nhưng chỉ cần đặt câu hỏi, ai đã chuyển số tiền 264 tỷ đó vào công quỹ Nhà nước thì câu trả lời hiển nhiên là người dân Mỹ, là người tiêu dùng ở Mỹ. Có điều với quyết định của Tòa Án Tối Cao hôm 20/02/2026 thì 2 phần ba khoản bội thu 264 tỷ vừa nói, có thể sẽ phải hoàn trả lại cho các công ty nhập khẩu của Hoa Kỳ, nếu có yêu cầu, để rồi số này phải trả lại cho khách hàng … » Theo nghiên cứu của viện nghiên cứu của Đức, Kiel Institute, 96 % thuế hải quan mà tổng thống Trump ban hành là do các công ty và người tiêu dùng ở Mỹ gánh chịu, 4 % còn lại đè nặng lên các nhà sản xuất và xuất khẩu muốn chen chân vào thị trường Hoa Kỳ. Báo cáo của đại học Yale chỉ ra rằng trong năm 2025, trung bình mỗi hộ gia đình ở Mỹ phải chi thêm 1.751 đô la vì các biện pháp thuế quan nói trên. Điều đó cũng có nghĩa là vì loại thuế này mà lạm phát ở Mỹ tăng lên thêm trong năm qua. Giá tiền ga tăng 11 % (trước khi nổ ra chiến tranh Trung Đông), tiền điện tăng thêm 6,7 %. Thất bại 3 KHÔNG  Về câu hỏi thuế đối ứng của Mỹ có cho phép Hoa Kỳ thu hẹp nhập siêu với các bạn hàng hay không thì câu trả lời là không. Báo cáo Brookings Papers on Economic Activity công bố tháng 3/2026 kết luận « chính sách thuế quan của ông Trump khiến 2025 trở thành một năm đặc biệt có nhiều biến động về kinh tế ». Trung Quốc cũng như châu Âu không phải là những bên gánh chịu nặng nhất thuế hải quan của ông Trump. Theo Cục Dự Trữ Liên Bang Hoa Kỳ, thâm hụt mậu dịch của Mỹ trong năm 2025 tăng thêm 2 % so với hồi 2024 và đạt ngưỡng kỷ lục 1.240 tỷ đô la. Trong khi đó ngành xuất khẩu của Trung Quốc vẫn an toàn : xuất khẩu sang Mỹ giảm 20 % năm ngoái nhưng lại tăng mạnh tại châu Âu (+28 %)  và nhất là sang các nước Đông Nam Á (+29 %). Thuế hải quan có thôi thúc các nhà sản xuất quốc tế ồ ạt đầu tư vào Mỹ để phát triển mạng lưới công nghiệp của Hoa Kỳ hay không, câu trả lời là không. Trong năm 2025 công nghiệp Mỹ sa thải 100.000 nhân viên. 15 hiệp định tự do mậu dịch, Mỹ đứng ngoài  Tuần báo kinh tế Anh The Economist ghi nhận, chính sách thương mại của Hoa Kỳ mang nặng màu sắc bảo hộ nói trên là động lực thúc đẩy cộng đồng quốc tế ký kết 15 thỏa thuận thương mại quan trọng trong năm vừa qua. Từ tháng 5 đến tháng 12/2025 tổng trao đổi mậu dịch giữa Anh, Canada Liên Âu, Nhật Bản, Hàn Quốc và Thụy Sĩ tăng thêm 5 %. Theo thống kê của hải quan Trung Quốc công bố tháng 1/2026, trong năm 2025, thặng dư mậu dịch nước này lên tới 1.189 tỷ đô la - tương đương với GDP của quốc vương dầu hỏa Ả Rập Xê Út, tăng thêm 20 % so với tài khóa 2024. Ông Trump thất bại trong việc kiềm tỏa các nhà xuất khẩu của đối thủ thương mại lớn nhất và nguy hiểm nhất trong mắt Hoa Kỳ.  Có điều trong một năm qua tổng thống Hoa Kỳ đã làm đảo lộn trật tự thế giới trên bàn cờ thương mại, như Erwan Benazet của báo Le Parisien ghi nhận : « Chúng ta đang đứng trước một chuyển biến, thay đổi cục diện thương mại toàn cầu, một bước ngoặt trong giao thương quốc tế từ hơn 50 năm qua. Trong thời gian gần đây, cụm từ thường được nhắc đến nhiều nhất là ‘chủ quyền', là ‘tự chủ'. Các nền kinh tế càng lúc càng tìm cách đa dạng hóa các nguồn cung ứng và tìm kiếm thêm những thị trường thay thế ». Công cụ thuế quan của chính quyền Donald Trump không phân biệt « các nước bạn và thù » mà điển hình là Canada hay Mêhicô sát cạnh đều lãnh búa rìu của Nhà Trắng. Trong tinh thần đó hơn bao giờ hết, Canada đã thắt chặt thêm quan hệ với Liên Âu. Du khách Canada thăm Mỹ vắng dần. Theo hiệp hội du lịch USA Travel Association, ngành lịch Mỹ thất thu 4 tỷ đô la năm ngoái do lượng du khách Canada giảm 20 %.

One analysis points to a slow down, but other numbers tell a different story.

​​​Payment methods are being rebuilt in real-time with digital assets. Jeff Solomon, Special Advisor and Vice Chair, TD Bank U.S., Elizabeth St-Onge, Head of Digital Assets Product and Strategy, TD Securities and Davies Beller, Managing Director, Head, Digital Assets, Co-Head, Payments and Financial Technology, TD Securities explore how cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and tokenized deposits are reshaping cash liquidity and moving funds globally.     ​We discuss the value for consumer, corporate and commercial clients, and how TD Securities is strengthening its position in this rapidly evolving space.   This podcast was recorded on ​April 8, 2026​.  For relevant disclosures, visit: tdsecurities.com/ca/en/legal#PodcastDisclosure. To learn more about TD Securities, visit us at tdsecurities.com or follow us on LinkedIn @tdsecurities. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If birth rates are falling, is it really because people want fewer kids—or because they feel like they can't afford them?In this episode, Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt unpack the growing gap between “preference” and “choice” when it comes to starting a family. From the rising financial and social costs of raising children to the pressure of modern parenting norms, they explore why having kids today feels harder, even for people who say they want them. The conversation dives into everything from delayed careers and housing affordability to the hidden impact of social media, the “arms race” of parenting, and what we can learn from Quebec's subsidized childcare experiment.The big takeaway: there's no single cause and no single fix. But if we want a society where people can truly choose the family size they want, we may need to rethink everything from childcare and housing to culture itself.Research/links:Fertility Postponement, Economic Uncertainty, and the Rising Income Prerequisites of Parenthood – van Wijk and Billari (2024)https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/padr.12624Fertility Incentives in Canada: A Cohort Analysis – Lee and Liu (2024)https://clef.uwaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CLEF-075-2024.pdfThe Role of Social Comparisons and Intensive Parenting – Mahler, Tertilt, and Yum, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2025)https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/5_Mahler_Tertilt_Yum_unembargoed.pdfNot Just Later, but Fewer: Novel Trends in Cohort Fertility in the Nordic Countries – Demography (2021)https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article/58/4/1373/174063/Not-Just-Later-but-Fewer-Novel-Trends-in-CohortWorkism and Fertility: The Case of the Nordics (2024)https://www.aei.org/articles/workism-and-fertility-the-case-of-the-nordics/The Effect of Family Fertility Support Policies on Fertility – Zhang et al. (2023)https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10049131/Fertility trends across the OECD: Underlying drivers and the role for policy: Society at a Glance 2024 | OECDhttps://www.oecd.org/en/publications/society-at-a-glance-2024_918d8db3-en/full-report/fertility-trends-across-the-oecd-underlying-drivers-and-the-role-for-policy_770679b8.htmlWhy Americans Are Delaying Parenthoodhttps://www.prb.org/news/why-americans-are-delaying-parenthood/Canada is among countries with an ‘ultra-low fertility' rate. What is behind the drop?https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/canada-is-among-countries-with-an-ultra-low-fertility-rate-what-is-behind-the-drop/World Happiness Report 2026 | The World Happiness Reporthttps://www.worldhappiness.report/ed/2026/She's (Not) Having a Babyhttps://www.cardus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Shes-Not-Having-a-Baby.pdfHosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina MaddeauxProduced by Meredith MartinThis podcast is funded by the Neptis Foundation and brought to you by the Smart Prosperity Institute.

Welcome to episode #1024 of Thinking With Mitch Joel (formerly Six Pixels of Separation). At a time when the digital infrastructure that underpins modern life feels increasingly hostile, few voices have been as prescient... or as relentless... as Cory Doctorow. A science fiction novelist, journalist and technology activist, Cory serves as Special Advisor to the Electronic Frontier Foundation and has long stood at the intersection of storytelling, policy and power. Over the course of a prolific career (one that includes bestselling fiction, influential tech policy books like Chokepoint Capitalism and The Internet Con, and his widely read Pluralistic blog) Cory has chronicled how digital markets consolidate, calcify and ultimately betray their users. His latest nonfiction work, Enshittification - Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse And What To Do About It, gives a name to the slow degradation of online platforms: the predictable cycle in which services begin by delighting users, then exploit them, then squeeze the businesses that depend on them, until only monopoly power remains. Cory situates this decline not as technological inevitability but as the result of specific policy choices that empowered monopolies and weakened enforcement. At the same time, Cory challenges the fatalism that often surrounds technological decline. Anti-circumvention laws, regulatory capture and collective action problems may constrain consumers, but they are not immovable forces. Cultural norms can shift. Policy can be rewritten. Markets can be redesigned. Grounded in economic literacy and moral urgency, Cory's work calls for ethical leadership, regulatory courage and a reclamation of agency in the systems that shape our digital lives. Enjoy the conversation… Running time: 1:00:43. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Listen and subscribe over at Apple Podcasts. Listen and subscribe over at Spotify. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Thinking With Mitch Joel. Feel free to connect to me directly on LinkedIn. Check out ThinkersOne. Here is my conversation with Cory Doctorow. Enshittification - Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse And What To Do About It. Pluralistic. Chokepoint Capitalism. The Internet Con. Cory's books. Cory's newsletter. Follow Cory on X. Chapters: (00:00) - Introduction to Cory Doctorow. (03:07) - The AI Bubble: Understanding the Economics. (06:08) - The Future of AI and Labor. (08:56) - Open Source Models and Their Potential. (11:50) - AI as a Tool: The Multiplier Effect. (14:50) - The Reality of AI's Impact on Society. (17:57) - Billionaire Perspectives and UBI. (20:56) - The Disconnect Between Wealth and Labor. (23:49) - The Future of Work in an AI-Driven World. (30:15) - The Illusion of Value in Economic Activity. (33:34) - The Crisis of Ethical Leadership. (36:56) - The Role of Policymakers in Corporate Behavior. (38:45) - Understanding Lock-In: Users and Businesses. (40:40) - The Impact of Monopolies and Monopsonies. (49:22) - The Need for Anti-Circumvention Law Repeal. (54:24) - Cultural Norms vs. Regulation in Consumer Behavior.

What did the Treasury Minister actually deliver in last Tuesday's Tynwald sitting? Was it a give away pre-election budget through prudent use of reserves to help kick start the economy or a reckless raid on government's hard earned savings. I suspect the answer lies somewhere between the two but what did Tynwald members make of it? What is clear is the vast majority of earners will be better off in the next tax year but is the continued use of reserves sustainable? Hopefully the extra money the government is keen to stuff in our back pockets won't come at a cost after the election.

What do we actually count as economic activity — and what do we leave out? In this episode, Gene speaks with economist Misty Heggeness about Swiftynomics, her new book on women's work, unpaid care, and the limits of standard economic statistics. Misty uses Taylor Swift as a narrative anchor for a broader argument about care, work, and economic growth. She argues that large amounts of productive activity — especially care and household work — sit outside GDP. The conversation explores unpaid labour, the gender pay gap, universal childcare, and whether rethinking what we measure could lead to better economic policy.Gene would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. You can email him via contact@economicsexplored.com. About this episode's guest: Misty HeggenessMisty L. Heggeness is an associate professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration and an associate research scientist in the Institute for Policy and Social Research at the University of Kansas. She has over a decade of experience leading high-profile research that informed decision-making within the U.S. federal government. Her research focuses on poverty & inequality, gender economics, and the high-skilled workforce and has appeared in outlets like The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, The Economist, and Science.https://spaa.ku.edu/people/misty-heggenessTakeawaysGDP measures market activity — but ignores much unpaid care and household work.Women, on average, do more total economic activity per day once unpaid work is included.How we measure the economy influences which policies governments prioritise.TimestampsIntroduction to the Podcast and Guest (0:00)Discussion on the Book's Theme (2:31)Taylor Swift's Relevance and Personal Experiences (4:34)Defining Swiftynomics and Its Broader Implications (12:08)Policy Proposals and Universal Child Care (14:03)Gender Pay Gap and Workplace Flexibility (18:43)Affirmative Action and Gender Quotas (28:54)Conclusion and Key Takeaways (36:53)Links relevant to the conversationSwiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy:https://www.amazon.com/Swiftynomics-Women-Mastermind-Redefine-Economy/dp/0520403118The Care Board:https://thecareboard.org/ Lumo Coffee promotion10% of Lumo Coffee's Seriously Healthy Organic Coffee.Website: https://www.lumocoffee.com/10EXPLOREDPromo code: 10EXPLORED 

In this episode of the "People Not Titles" podcast, hosts Steve Kaempf and Matt Lombardi discuss major February 2025 market trends. They cover Kevin Warsh's nomination as Federal Reserve Chair, the Fed's latest interest rate decisions, and internal policy debates. The episode also explores the conflict between CoStar Group and hedge fund Third Point over Homes.com's strategy, recent real estate industry awards, a new lawsuit against Rocket Mortgage, and declining consumer confidence. The hosts analyze housing market dynamics, affordability challenges, and share industry insights, ending with lighthearted sports banter and a preview of upcoming episodes.00:00:00 Introduction00:00:56 Groundhog Day & Weather Chat 00:02:12 Kevin Warsh Nominated as Fed Chair 00:03:10 Kevin Warsh's Bio & Experience 00:04:26 Market Reaction & Confirmation Process 00:06:15 Warsh's Policy Priorities 00:06:48 Key Takeaways from the Fed Meeting 00:08:15 Economic Activity & Labor Market 00:09:13 Inflation & Tariffs 00:09:56 Internal Fed Policy Division 00:10:49 Powell's Advice for Successor 00:11:08 CoStar vs. Third Point: Homes.com Dispute 00:12:59 CoStar's Response & Strategy 00:16:39 Homes.com Performance & Profitability Timeline 00:17:26 CoStar's Acquisition Track Record & Financial Outlook 00:18:27 Third Point's Track Record & Final Remarks 00:18:58 Inman 2025 Power Player Awards 00:20:20 NAR & Local Award Winners 00:22:22 Class Action Lawsuit Against Rocket 00:23:36 Details of the Rocket Lawsuit 00:25:46 Rocket's Response & Legal Precedent 00:27:04 Consumer Awareness & Industry Trust 00:28:41 Consumer Confidence Drops in January 00:30:55 Labor Market & Spending Trends 00:33:19 Housing Market & Affordability 00:34:39 Homeownership Strategy & Real Estate Outlook 00:35:46 Podcast Wrap-Up & Super Bowl PredictionsFull episodes available at www.peoplenottitles.comPeople, Not Titles podcast is hosted by Steve Kaempf and is dedicated to lifting up professionals in the real estate and business community. Our inspiration is to highlight success principles of our colleagues.Our Success Series covers principles of success to help your thrive!www.peoplenottitles.comIG - https://www.instagram.com/peoplenotti...FB - https://www.facebook.com/peoplenottitlesTwitter - https://twitter.com/sjkaempfSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1uu5kTv...

We check in with Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng about why she's so excited for their new sports complex and all the benefits it could bring to the parish.

A new study from the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association looks at the impact of tribal gaming for the first time in seven years. According to the study, in 2023 tribal casinos employed more than 10,000 people statewide, about 70 percent of whom worked full time jobs. The report also found tribal casinos in Minnesota purchased more than $600 million in goods and services for ongoing operations, and more than half of that amount was purchased from Minnesota vendors. In total, tribal casinos generate $1.7 billion in economic activity for the state.MPR News Native News reporter Melissa Olson broke down the details of the report with Minnesota Now host Nina Moini.

The Seattle Marathon created a massive traffic headache for one particular neighborhood. Black Friday spending was booming this year. The Sunday after Thanksgiving this year was the busiest travel day for TSA ever. Jason has a bone to pick with Uber. // Jasmine Crockett might be the front runner for dumbest member of Congress. // There’s a new type of Ozempic coming out in pill form.

Chuck Gascon, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Senior Economist joins Megan Lynch to talk about the impact of government shutdown now that the shutdown has ended a couple weeks ago.

China's Economic Slump: Export Decline, Policy Failures, and Property Market Stagnation Guests: Anne Stevenson-Yang and Gordon Chang Anne Stevenson-Yang and Gordon Chang discussed the unprecedented slump in China's economic activity, noting cooled investment and slowing industrial output, with exports falling 25% to the US, attributing this long-term decline to the government's 2008 decision to pull back economic reforms and the current 15th Five-Year Plan lacking viable solutions or bailouts for hurting localities, while consumption remains dangerously low (around 38% of GDP) and is expected to shrink further as the government prioritizes technological development and factory production, with the property market collapsing as capital investment, land sales, and unit prices decline, forcing people to hold onto decaying apartments and risking stagnation for decades similar to Japan post-1989, a problem largely self-created due to overcapacity, although other countries like Brazil are also restricting Chinese imports.

Collin Martin and Kevin Gordon join Nicole Petallides at the Charles Schwab IMPACT 2025 conference. Kevin says the "TINA" trade is back for data, saying the government shutdown has revealed there is no alternative for data. Kevin points to the retraction trends occurring in manufacturing activity and admits there could be a hit to U.S. GDP when the government ultimately reopens. Collin weighs in on the Fed's outlook and what current conditions mean for its rate-cutting cycle.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/ About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

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HEADLINE: Recession Watch: High Spirits in Lancaster County and Downtown Washington GUEST NAME: Jim McTague SUMMARY: Jim McTague reports high foot traffic in Washington and economic activity in Lancaster County, despite retail desperation. He confirms no signs of recession (Trump, Jimmy Kimmel, Dockside Willies). 1912 ALLENTOWN

My conversation with Dean starts at about 31 minutes but I have your headlines and clips first! Learn more about Farm Jam Sept 5-7 Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Dean Baker co-founded CEPR in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social Security, Medicare, and European labor markets. His blog, Beat the Press, provides commentary on economic reporting. His analyses have appeared in many major publications, including The Atlantic, The Washington Post, the Financial Times (London), and the New York Daily News. Dean received his BA from Swarthmore College and his PhD in economics from the University of Michigan. Dean has written several books, including Getting Back to Full Employment: A Better Bargain for Working People (with Jared Bernstein, Center for Economic and Policy Research, 2013); The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive (Center for Economic and Policy Research, 2011); Taking Economics Seriously (MIT Press, 2010), which thinks through what we might gain if we took the ideological blinders off of basic economic principles; and False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press, 2010), about what caused — and how to fix — the 2008–2009 economic crisis. In 2009, he wrote Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press), which chronicled the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explained how policy blunders and greed led to catastrophic — but completely predictable — market meltdowns. He also wrote a chapter (“From Financial Crisis to Opportunity”) in Thinking Big: Progressive Ideas for a New Era (Progressive Ideas Network, 2009). His previous books include The United States Since 1980 (Cambridge University Press, 2007), The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer (Center for Economic and Policy Research, 2006), and Social Security: The Phony Crisis (with Mark Weisbrot, University of Chicago Press, 1999). His book Getting Prices Right: The Debate Over the Consumer Price Index (editor, M.E. Sharpe, 1997) was a winner of a Choice Book Award as one of the outstanding academic books of the year. Among his numerous articles are “The Benefits of a Financial Transactions Tax,” Tax Notes 121, no. 4 (2008); “Are Protective Labor Market Institutions at the Root of Unemployment? A Critical Review of the Evidence” (with David R. Howell, Andrew Glyn, and John Schmitt), Capitalism and Society 2, no. 1 (2007); “Asset Returns and Economic Growth,” with Brad DeLong and Paul Krugman, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2005); “Financing Drug Research: What Are the Issues,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); “Medicare Choice Plus: The Solution to the Long-Term Deficit Problem,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); “Professional Protectionists: The Gains From Free Trade in Highly Paid Professional Services,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2003); and “The Run-Up in Home Prices: Is It Real or Is It Another Bubble?,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2002). Dean previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress, and the OECD's Trade Union Advisory Council. He was the author of the weekly online commentary on economic reporting, the Economic Reporting Review, from 1996 to 2006.   Join us Monday's and Thursday's at 8EST for our Bi-Weekly Happy Hour Hangout!  Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on YouTube  Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll  Follow and Support Pete Coe Buy Ava's Art  Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing

A yacht—like any good exchanged on the free market—represents countless value-maximizing exchanges and represents an industry that employs thousands of people to provide goods and services to others.Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/jeff-bezoss-yacht-driver-economic-activity

A yacht—like any good exchanged on the free market—represents countless value-maximizing exchanges and represents an industry that employs thousands of people to provide goods and services to others.Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/jeff-bezoss-yacht-driver-economic-activity

Michael Reinking, Senior Market Strategist for the NYSE, details the latest trends and developments in global markets. In this week's episode, he discusses President Trump's conversation with Xi Jinping, slowing economic activity, and weaker-than-expected labor data.

Charles Gascon, economist and research officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is in studio this morning to give us the picture of regional economy with Megan Lynch.

Jay brings a lifetime of experience in the world of lobbying DC to the forefront and Jay and Trent do not agree on Executive Orders by the White House.

Stand Up is a daily podcast that I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Dean Baker co-founded CEPR in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social Security, Medicare, and European labor markets. His blog, Beat the Press, provides commentary on economic reporting. His analyses have appeared in many major publications, including The Atlantic, The Washington Post, the Financial Times (London), and the New York Daily News. Dean received his BA from Swarthmore College and his PhD in economics from the University of Michigan. Dean has written several books, including Getting Back to Full Employment: A Better Bargain for Working People (with Jared Bernstein, Center for Economic and Policy Research, 2013); The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive (Center for Economic and Policy Research, 2011); Taking Economics Seriously (MIT Press, 2010), which thinks through what we might gain if we took the ideological blinders off of basic economic principles; and False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press, 2010), about what caused — and how to fix — the 2008–2009 economic crisis. In 2009, he wrote Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press), which chronicled the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explained how policy blunders and greed led to catastrophic — but completely predictable — market meltdowns. He also wrote a chapter (“From Financial Crisis to Opportunity”) in Thinking Big: Progressive Ideas for a New Era (Progressive Ideas Network, 2009). His previous books include The United States Since 1980 (Cambridge University Press, 2007), The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer (Center for Economic and Policy Research, 2006), and Social Security: The Phony Crisis (with Mark Weisbrot, University of Chicago Press, 1999). His book Getting Prices Right: The Debate Over the Consumer Price Index (editor, M.E. Sharpe, 1997) was a winner of a Choice Book Award as one of the outstanding academic books of the year. Among his numerous articles are “The Benefits of a Financial Transactions Tax,” Tax Notes 121, no. 4 (2008); “Are Protective Labor Market Institutions at the Root of Unemployment? A Critical Review of the Evidence” (with David R. Howell, Andrew Glyn, and John Schmitt), Capitalism and Society 2, no. 1 (2007); “Asset Returns and Economic Growth,” with Brad DeLong and Paul Krugman, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2005); “Financing Drug Research: What Are the Issues,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); “Medicare Choice Plus: The Solution to the Long-Term Deficit Problem,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); “Professional Protectionists: The Gains From Free Trade in Highly Paid Professional Services,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2003); and “The Run-Up in Home Prices: Is It Real or Is It Another Bubble?,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2002). Dean previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress, and the OECD's Trade Union Advisory Council. He was the author of the weekly online commentary on economic reporting, the Economic Reporting Review, from 1996 to 2006.   Join us Monday's and Thursday's at 8EST for our Bi-Weekly Happy Hour Hangout!  Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on YouTube  Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll  Follow and Support Pete Coe Buy Ava's Art  Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing

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Hosts: Leah Murray and Taylor Morgan  If you've been following any kind of transportation news over the past few years, you may have heard about the Rio Grande Plan. This plan calls for burying railroad tracks through Salt Lake City in a kind of train box. It would also move rail operations back to the Rio Grande station, which hasn't had train service for several decades now. Inside Sources discusses the latest economic study – which shows that the project could generate billions of dollars for the economy – with two Rio Grande Plan volunteers, Brett Ross and Taylor Larsen. 

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National transaction data, showing a dip in economic activity, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Elize Kruger, an independent economist. Through the discussion, Kruger shares: BankservAfrica's recent transaction reports; a view of the recently tabled national budget for 2025; and buying and spending patterns in the country. Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production. Producer is Demi Buzo.

- Introduction and Breaking News (0:00) - Climate Fraud and Money Laundering (2:01) - Sanctuary City Mayors and Legal Actions (5:32) - Book Review: "Griftopia" by Matt Taibbi (8:59) - Impact of Financial Crisis and Reforms (13:57) - Health and Politics in America (15:50) - The Role of Robots in Homesteading (42:29) - Technological Advancements and Ethical Considerations (1:13:30) - The Future of Robots and Human Interaction (1:14:07) - Conclusion and Final Thoughts (1:14:51) - Exploring the Gladio Network and Intelligence Connections (1:15:10) - The Age of Human Cognition and AI Advancements (1:23:46) - The Role of AI in Enhancing Human Intelligence (1:27:14) - The Impact of AI on Economic Activity and GDP (1:51:26) - The Future of Work and Human Labor (1:58:20) - The Role of AI in Decentralization and Freedom (2:03:58) - The Importance of Prompt Engineering in AI (2:15:19) - The Role of AI in Business and Decentralized Income Opportunities (2:26:32) - The Future of AI and Its Impact on Society (2:35:51) - The Importance of Transparency and Accountability in Government (2:36:57) For more updates, visit: http://www.brighteon.com/channel/hrreport NaturalNews videos would not be possible without you, as always we remain passionately dedicated to our mission of educating people all over the world on the subject of natural healing remedies and personal liberty (food freedom, medical freedom, the freedom of speech, etc.). Together, we're helping create a better world, with more honest food labeling, reduced chemical contamination, the avoidance of toxic heavy metals and vastly increased scientific transparency. ▶️ Every dollar you spend at the Health Ranger Store goes toward helping us achieve important science and content goals for humanity: https://www.healthrangerstore.com/ ▶️ Sign Up For Our Newsletter: https://www.naturalnews.com/Readerregistration.html ▶️ Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/hrreport ▶️ Join Our Social Network: https://brighteon.social/@HealthRanger ▶️ Check In Stock Products at: https://PrepWithMike.com

Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Marvell earnings, ECB cutting rates again, and economic data from the Beige Book. For information on how to join the Zoom calls live each morning at 8:30 EST, visit:https://www.narwhal.com/blog/daily-market-briefingsPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

In this episode we talk to Geoff Boeing, streets and urban form expert, mastermind behind OSMnx, and urban planner at USC. We talk (a lot) about disasters and cities, street networks, and open source software. Several callbacks to previous episodes, including our Vibe Check on Cities and Computing Geographically with David O'Sullivan episodes. Also Davis and Weinstein (2002), "Bones, Bombs, and Break Points: The Geography of Economic Activity" and the New York Times on trash, streets, and urban form.

Solid GDP growth in most markets and low unemployment will support finance companies' profitability and ease asset risks. Moderating inflation will improve most companies' ability to issue debt.Speaker: Bruno Baretta, VP-Senior Analyst, Moody's RatingsHost: Michael Porta, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody's RatingsRelated research:Finance Companies — Global: 2025 Outlook – Stable with solid economic activity and easing inflation in most markets

Join economist Dr. Orphe Divounguy and Chris Krug as they discuss economic news to look forward to this week on this episode of Everyday Economics! Everyday Economics is an unrehearsed, free-flow discussion of the economic news shaping the day. The thoughts expressed by the hosts are theirs, unedited, and not necessarily the views of their respective organizations.Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxx

Work is both a gift and a duty. Today, we explore how labor can impact man's dignity and unite us to Jesus, the carpenter. Fr. Mike emphasizes that work should not be ordered towards economic gain, but rather, it should be ordered toward man's dignity and the human community. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 2426-2436. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

The difference between the Trump economy and the Biden-Harris economy could not be more stark.  Does Trump need to campaign?  If he only campaigns on this, it would probably be enough.  Steve Moore and Joe Concha join.  

Jeremy Allaire is the co-founder and CEO of Circle, a global financial technology firm that operates one of the largest dollar digital currency payment systems in the world -- USDC. Stablecoin is already seeing billions of digital dollars in economic activity and he talks about what we can expect next, including emerging applications for humanitarian aid. He'll talk about Circle's special partnership with the refugee agency UNHCR, and how new approaches for social impact could be more and more important as political strife and climate change drive up the numbers of unbanked around the world.  Transcript: More about this episode: Circle: 

Jeremy Allaire is the co-founder and CEO of Circle, a global financial technology firm that operates one of the largest dollar digital currency payment systems in the world -- USDC. Stablecoin is already seeing billions of digital dollars in economic activity and he talks about what we can expect next, including emerging applications for humanitarian aid. He'll talk about Circle's special partnership with the refugee agency UNHCR, and how new approaches for social impact could be more and more important as political strife and climate change drive up the numbers of unbanked around the world.  Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/jeremy-allaire-circle-stablecoin-unhcr More about this episode: Circle: https://www.circle.com/en/usdc

Jon Hartley and Steven Davis discuss Steven's research career and seminal work on job flows, including the legacy of his classic book Job Creation and Destruction, co-authored with John Haltiwanger and Scott Schuh. They also discuss how we should think about full employment, how significant economic policy uncertainty is, and how important the shift to work from home has been and may continue to be in the future. Recorded on August 27, 2024. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Steven Davis is the Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Senior Fellow and Director of Research at the Hoover Institution, and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). He was on the faculty at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business for more than 35 years, including service as deputy dean of the faculty.  He is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, senior adviser to the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, advisor to the Monetary Authority of Singapore, elected fellow of the Society of Labor Economists,IZA Research Fellow, and senior academic fellow of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research. He hosts Economics, Applied – a video podcast series sponsored by the Hoover Institution. Davis is a co-creator of the Economic Policy Uncertainty Indices, the Survey of Business Uncertainty, the U.S. Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes, the Global Survey of Working Arrangements, the Work-from-Home Map project, and the Stock Market Jumps project. He cofounded and co-organizes the Asian Monetary Policy Forum, held annually in Singapore. Jon Hartley is a Research Associate at the Hoover Institution and an PhD candidate in economics at Stanford University, where he specializes in finance, labor economics, and macroeconomics. He is also currently a research fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity and a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Jon is also a member of the Canadian Group of Economists and serves as chair of the Economic Club of Miami. Jon has previously worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management as well as in various policy roles at the World Bank, the International Monetaty Fund, the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, the US Congress Joint Economic Committee, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Bank of Canada. Jon has also been a regular economics contributor for National Review Online, Forbes, and the Huffington Post and has contributed to the Wall Street Journal, the  New York Times, USA Today, the Globe and Mail, the National Post, and the Toronto Star among other outlets. Jon has also appeared on CNBC, Fox Business, Fox News, Bloomberg, and NBC and was named to the 2017 Forbes 30 under 30 Law & Policy list and the 2017 Wharton 40 under 40 list, and was previously a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. ABOUT THE SERIES: Each episode of Capitalism and Freedom in the 21st Century, a video podcast series and the official podcast of the Hoover Economic Policy Working Group, focuses on getting into the weeds of economics, finance, and public policy on important current topics through one-on-one interviews. Host Jon Hartley asks guests about their main ideas and contributions to academic research and policy. The podcast is titled after Milton Friedman‘s famous 1962 bestselling book Capitalism and Freedom, which after 60 years, remains prescient from its focus on various topics which are now at the forefront of economic debates, such as monetary policy and inflation, fiscal policy, occupational licensing, education vouchers, income share agreements, the distribution of income, and negative income taxes, among many other topics. For more information, visit: capitalismandfreedom.substack.com/ RELATED RESOURCES: Steven Davis Website

It's been six months since Volkswagen's Scout Motors broke ground on their manufacturing plant in the Midlands. How has economic activity in the area been affected so far? Mike Switzer interviews Jeff Ruble, director of the Richland County Economic Development Office in Columbia, S.C.

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan has been discussing the lender's latest earnings results. He also added that economic activity is normalizing and that the US consumer is doing well in a credit perspective. Moynihan spoke to Bloomberg's David Westin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this enlightening episode of the Mark Moss Show, join us as we sit down with Utah State Treasurer Marlo Oaks to unravel the complex web of Natural Asset Corporations (NACs) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategies. Marlo Oaks, known for his critical stance on ESG, sheds light on the implications of NACs, a new breed of company trading on the New York Stock Exchange, which challenges traditional economic activity measures. Delve deep into a discussion on how NACs could reshape land management, the valuation of natural processes, and the potential constitutional conflicts they bring. Furthermore, Marlo shares his insights on the recent approval of Bitcoin ETFs and its significance for financial freedom and diversification strategies. As we navigate these pivotal shifts in finance and environmental policies, this episode is a must-listen for anyone keen to understand the intersection of politics, finance, technology, and the decentralized revolution.Website on NACs: https://treasurer.utah.gov/natural-asset-companies/Americanstewards.us to stay up to date on developments and find additional information: https://americanstewards.us/natural-asset-companies/There are several links on our website for people to submit comment to the SEC, contact the NYSE, and reach out to their Congressional representatives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PMIs show U.S. business activity expanded at the fastest pace in five months while Eurozone economic activity weakened for the seventh straight month. Plus: A British court awards Prince Harry almost $180,000 in damages for phone hacking by U.K. tabloids. Pierre Bienaimé reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David recaps last week's debate with Oren Cass on the role of public policy in economic life, offers five principles to consider for the use of the state in a market economy, and offers five problems with the new right's newfound fondness of state interventions.

Welcome to my new Series "Can you talk real quick?" This is a short, efficiently produced conversation with someone who knows stuff about things that are happening and who will let me record a quick chat to help us all better understand an issue in the news or our lives as well as connect with each other around something that might be unfolding in real time.  Today I zoomed up with my favorite economist Dean Baker to talk about the Federal reserve announcement that it won't raise interest rates for the first time in over a year and we also discussed his recent piece on the impact AI will have on the future economy. Read his piece about that here  Dean Baker co-founded CEPR in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social Security, Medicare and European labor markets. He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. His blog, “Beat the Press,” provides commentary on economic reporting. He received his B.A. from Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan. His analyses have appeared in many major publications, including the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, the London Financial Times, and the New York Daily News. Dean has written several books including Getting Back to Full Employment: A Better Bargain for Working People (with Jared Bernstein, Center for Economic and Policy Research 2013), The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive (Center for Economic and Policy Research 2011), Taking Economics Seriously (MIT Press 2010) which thinks through what we might gain if we took the ideological blinders off of basic economic principles; and False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press 2010) about what caused — and how to fix — the current economic crisis. In 2009, he wrote Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press), which chronicled the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explained how policy blunders and greed led to the catastrophic — but completely predictable — market meltdowns. He also wrote a chapter (“From Financial Crisis to Opportunity”) in Thinking Big: Progressive Ideas for a New Era (Progressive Ideas Network 2009). His previous books include The United States Since 1980 (Cambridge University Press 2007); The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer (Center for Economic and Policy Research 2006), and Social Security: The Phony Crisis (with Mark Weisbrot, University of Chicago Press 1999). His book Getting Prices Right: The Debate Over the Consumer Price Index (editor, M.E. Sharpe 1997) was a winner of a Choice Book Award as one of the outstanding academic books of the year. Among his numerous articles are “The Benefits of a Financial Transactions Tax,” Tax Notes Vol. 121, No. 4 (2008); “Are Protective Labor Market Institutions at the Root of Unemployment? A Critical Review of the Evidence,” (with David R. Howell, Andrew Glyn, and John Schmitt), Capitalism and Society Vol. 2, No. 1 (2007); “Asset Returns and Economic Growth,” (with Brad DeLong and Paul Krugman), Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2005); “Financing Drug Research: What Are the Issues,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); “Medicare Choice Plus: The Solution to the Long-Term Deficit Problem,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); The Benefits of Full Employment (also with Jared Bernstein), Economic Policy Institute (2004); “Professional Protectionists: The Gains From Free Trade in Highly Paid Professional Services,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2003); and “The Run-Up in Home Prices: Is It Real or Is It Another Bubble,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2002). Dean previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, and the OECD's Trade Union Advisory Council. He was the author of the weekly online commentary on economic reporting, the Economic Reporting Review (ERR), from 1996–2006.   Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more

Today's show recaps the weekend news for 15 minutes then I talk to Dean Baker and at 42 minutes my conversation with Maura begins. Thanks so much for listening. Please give the show 5 stars and a review on Apple and Spotify Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 740 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls. Dean Baker co-founded CEPR in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social Security, Medicare and European labor markets. He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. His blog, “Beat the Press,” provides commentary on economic reporting. He received his B.A. from Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan. His analyses have appeared in many major publications, including the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, the London Financial Times, and the New York Daily News. Dean has written several books including Getting Back to Full Employment: A Better Bargain for Working People (with Jared Bernstein, Center for Economic and Policy Research 2013), The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive (Center for Economic and Policy Research 2011), Taking Economics Seriously (MIT Press 2010) which thinks through what we might gain if we took the ideological blinders off of basic economic principles; and False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press 2010) about what caused — and how to fix — the current economic crisis. In 2009, he wrote Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press), which chronicled the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explained how policy blunders and greed led to the catastrophic — but completely predictable — market meltdowns. He also wrote a chapter (“From Financial Crisis to Opportunity”) in Thinking Big: Progressive Ideas for a New Era (Progressive Ideas Network 2009). His previous books include The United States Since 1980 (Cambridge University Press 2007); The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer (Center for Economic and Policy Research 2006), and Social Security: The Phony Crisis (with Mark Weisbrot, University of Chicago Press 1999). His book Getting Prices Right: The Debate Over the Consumer Price Index (editor, M.E. Sharpe 1997) was a winner of a Choice Book Award as one of the outstanding academic books of the year. Among his numerous articles are “The Benefits of a Financial Transactions Tax,” Tax Notes Vol. 121, No. 4 (2008); “Are Protective Labor Market Institutions at the Root of Unemployment? A Critical Review of the Evidence,” (with David R. Howell, Andrew Glyn, and John Schmitt), Capitalism and Society Vol. 2, No. 1 (2007); “Asset Returns and Economic Growth,” (with Brad DeLong and Paul Krugman), Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2005); “Financing Drug Research: What Are the Issues,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); “Medicare Choice Plus: The Solution to the Long-Term Deficit Problem,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); The Benefits of Full Employment (also with Jared Bernstein), Economic Policy Institute (2004); “Professional Protectionists: The Gains From Free Trade in Highly Paid Professional Services,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2003); and “The Run-Up in Home Prices: Is It Real or Is It Another Bubble,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2002). Dean previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, and the OECD's Trade Union Advisory Council. He was the author of the weekly online commentary on economic reporting, the Economic Reporting Review (ERR), from 1996–2006.    Maura Quint  is a humor writer and activist whose work has been featured in publications such as McSweeneys and The New Yorker. She was named one of Rolling Stone's top 25 funniest twitter accounts of 2016. When not writing comedy, Maura has worked extensively with non-profits in diverse sectors including political action campaigns, international arts collectives and health and human services organizations. She has never been officially paid to protest but did once find fifteen cents on the ground at an immigrants' rights rally and wanted to make sure that had been disclosed. She was the co founder and executive director of TaxMarch.org  Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page