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(Markets edition) When you're listing a house or shopping for one, there are a few key figures to know: The square footage, number of bathrooms... but what about "Instagramable moments"? In hot real estate markets, marketing professionals are commanding big fees for making properties stand out on social media. We'll talk with one. Then: The Fed's efforts and opening up, and what you need to know about a new Trump administration rule letting some employers opt out of covering birth control. Today's show is sponsored by Forex, The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Paypal.

(U.S. edition) Arkansas and Missouri passed minimum wage hikes on Tuesday, but when it comes to a federal minimum wage hike, some experts told us not to hold our breath. And eight years after some elected officials railed against Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, those same people are embracing the program. Plus, how ATM makers are adapting as payments go digital. Today's show is sponsored by Forex, The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Paypal.

Think of a music video you love to watch over and over on YouTube, or the hilarious meme you shared last. Proposed digital copyright laws in Europe and other countries kind of want to make those a little less common, and they have their roots in a 20-year-old American copyright law called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Cory Doctorow is a writer and activist with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He and the EFF have been talking about and litigating over the unintended consequences of the DMCA for almost 20 years now. We explore what some of those unintended consequences are.

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service... Electric car maker Tesla has named an Australian businesswoman as its new chair, replacing Elon Musk. We’ll find out who she is and why she’s been chosen for the role. In Britain, the push for cleaner energy has taken a knock as Japanese conglomerate, Toshiba, pulls out of plans to build a nuclear plant in the country. And how do we know how much oil Iran is exporting under sanctions? We speak to the founder of a company that tracks oil tankers. This show is sponsored by Forex. Correction (Nov. 8, 2018): A previous audio version of this newscast incorrectly described sexual orientation and gender identity. We apologize for the error.  The audio has been corrected.  

On today's show we'll look at the big-picture economic affects of the election results. New House, same deficit, so what can Democrats change? We talk to senior reporter Kimberly Adams about how the budget deficit will play out with the new Democratic majority. Voters in Idaho, Utah and Nebraska approved Medicaid expansion, meaning nearly 300,000 Americans could get coverage. A look at the future of Medicaid funding in these traditionally red states. And, in nonelection news, Puerto Rico has been approved for a $4 billion deal to assist its debt crisis. Plus, the latest installment of Corner Office. This time, we talk to Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson about the challenges of the health care industry.

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(Markets edition) With the Democrats gaining control of the House of Representatives, the next two years promise to be even more contentious than usual. What does the prospect of further political gridlock mean for U.S. economic policy? We'll also talk about the future of the Affordable Care Act under a split Congress and how businesses might fare with these big changes. Today's show is sponsored by Forex, Navy Federal Credit Union and Paypal.

Email can be a vulnerable way to communicate, especially if you're sending around valuable information because you're a politician or a journalist or an activist. High-profile email users are targets for hackers, trying to get them to click the wrong link and give up their passwords. Google offers a version of Gmail with extra security — you need a physical USB key to log in. Anyone can use it, but Google markets it to high-profile users. Mark Risher, head of Google's Account Security team and a creator of its Advanced Protection Program, talked to Molly Wood about it. 

(U.S. edition) Yesterday's midterm elections saw a record turnout, but the healthy economy and ongoing trade war largely took a backseat. We'll talk about what drove voters to the polls, then look ahead to fiscal policy in the short term under a divided congress (hint: gridlock, lots of gridlock). Plus: World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee's new project. Today's show is sponsored by Forex and Navy Federal Credit Union.

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service… With the book closed on US midterm elections, we’ll run through the latest numbers and take you to Madagascar where voters are heading to the polls today in one of the world’s most expensive presidential elections per voter.  Then, to India where the Hindu festival of Diwali starts today. But celebrations are dampened somewhat after the country’s supreme court passed its first ever national restriction on fireworks that have caused air pollution levels to spike. We’ll take you there and hear how revellers and business owners are dealing with the changes. (11/07/2018)

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Chinese tech company Foxconn planned to bring a lot of new manufacturing jobs to the people of Wisconsin, until those plans changed. Turns out there aren't a lot of engineers for hire in Wisconsin. Now Foxconn is asking engineers in China to raise their hands and come on over to Wisconsin. We talk to the Wall Street Journal’s Shayndi Raice about Foxconn’s labor troubles. Also on today's show: Americans spend billions of dollars on their pets every year, with a large portion of that spent on food, and companies are taking note. Plus, in our latest installment of #HowWeChanged, we hear the story of a Wells Fargo loan officer who became a whistleblower in a case alleging the bank unfairly targeted African-Americans with subprime loans. 

(Markets edition) The company hasn't said anything official, but the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Amazon will split its much-hyped HQ2 between the greater New York and DC areas. So what was the point of that whole competition again? We'll talk about it. Plus: Why America's airports are adding more local flavor. Today's show is sponsored by Forex and PayPal.

(U.S. edition) Farmers in the southeast were riding out tough times even before hurricane season: Prices are down, labor costs are up. That's making some family farms in North Carolina wonder if the whole industry is worth the trouble. Plus, we're expecting the latest numbers on job openings and hiring this morning, and they're expected to show the same momentum as last month's stellar employment data. But not all job postings are what they seem. Then: How Verizon is reconfiguring itself for the race to 5G. Today's show is sponsored by Forex.

Once upon a time, when something you owned broke, you fixed it. We never even considered whether we were allowed to fix our products until the year 2000, when the Digital Millennium Copyright Act went into effect, making it illegal to circumvent any tech that locked up devices without authorization. So John Deere started telling farmers it was a copyright violation to fix their tractors. And Apple said it was a copyright violation to fix our iPhones or even open a repair shop. Just last month, the U.S. copyright office finally decided that you do have the right to fix your smartphone and lots of other electronics. Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit, a company that creates repair guides for electronics and sells tools and replacement parts, told Molly Wood we may have the right to repair, but repairing things isn't as easy as it used to be. (11/06/18)