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A blue wave has swept Washington, but many of the forces shaping the US economy remain out of Congress's control. From stubborn inflation and the AI boom to Elon Musk's political setback and the backlash against billionaires, US economics editor Dan Burns joins host Carmel Crimmins to break down the winners, losers and unanswered questions from election night. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
California is voting on a historic measure to tax billionaires. The idea of a one-time 5% wealth tax is putting Silicon Valley on edge. Emmanuel Saez, one of the economists who helped design Proposition 40, joins host Carmel Crimmins to discuss the economics of taxing large fortunes. Can wealth taxes raise meaningful revenue without driving away investment, entrepreneurship and talent? Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Prediction markets let people weigh in on everything from elections and sports matches to Taylor Swift concerts. Supporters say they aggregate information better than polls or pundits. Critics worry they're just betting dressed up as forecasting. Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour joins host Carmel Crimmins to discuss whether prediction markets can really help us understand the future, and what happens when more and more aspects of life become tradable. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A generational dilemma lies at the heart of France's financial problems. Older voters rely on a social contract built during decades of stronger growth. But a rising pension bill is sucking resources away from other priorities. Host Carmel Crimmins and correspondent Leigh Thomas examine why raising the retirement age has become one of the most contentious issues in French politics and what next year's presidential election could mean for the country and the Eurozone. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AI is already changing the labor market, but not in the way many people expect. Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP, joins host Carmel Crimmins to explain why AI appears to be reshaping tasks rather than eliminating jobs, why younger workers are feeling the impact first, and why experience is proving more valuable in the age of artificial intelligence than many economists predicted. Sign up for the misinformation newsletter here Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Higher interest rates are testing homeowners Down Under. Australia's property market is cooling, with ripple effects across the wider economy. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Reuters reporters Stella Qiu and Byron Kaye about what Australia's housing squeeze reveals about the impact of rising borrowing costs. Sign up for the misinformation newsletter here Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The world's most-watched financial marker is hitting levels not seen in decades. So how worried should you be? Host Carmel Crimmins talks to U.S. economics editor Dan Burns about the consequences of a rise in U.S. 10-year treasury yields and what it all means for borrowers and investors. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
America's car industry spent years preparing for an electric future when President Trump flipped the script. Reuters U.S. autos editor Mike Colias joins host Carmel Crimmins to unpack the fallout from Trump's policy reversal and what it means for manufacturing jobs, profits, and the challenge from China. Special Report: How Trump's war on EVs derailed America's auto-factory revival Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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