Wild Week in the Markets

Wild Week in the Markets

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 744 , Segment 4

Episode: Wild Week in the Markets, Gambling Disorder, Conservative Take on Immigration

  • Feb 9, 2018
  • 23:27:17 mins

Guest: Ryan Law, Professor of Personal Finance, Director of the Utah Valley University Money Management Resource Center On Monday, the Dow plunged 700 points, which is a lot. And there’s been quite a bit of unsettled anguish in the markets all week. The weird thing is that the US economy is doing great – unemployment continues to fall, jobs are growing and wages are going up too – that last bit of news came Friday and apparently sparked Monday’s sell-off. Why would good economic news cause investors to freak out?

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Conservative Take on Immigration

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Guest: Congressman Raúl Labrador, R, Idaho Republicans in Congress are poised to pass another short-term spending bill that will avert another government shutdown this week and allow for more time to work out a solution for the “Dreamers.” Those are, of course, the undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as children. Some 800,000 of them are enrolled in a program created by President Obama called “DACA,” which allows them to study and work in the US without fear of deportation. That program will end in one month under President Trump’s order. Idaho Republican Congressman Raul Labrador is co-sponsor of a bill introduced a few weeks ago that mirrors President Trump’s immigration priorities.

Guest: Congressman Raúl Labrador, R, Idaho Republicans in Congress are poised to pass another short-term spending bill that will avert another government shutdown this week and allow for more time to work out a solution for the “Dreamers.” Those are, of course, the undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as children. Some 800,000 of them are enrolled in a program created by President Obama called “DACA,” which allows them to study and work in the US without fear of deportation. That program will end in one month under President Trump’s order. Idaho Republican Congressman Raul Labrador is co-sponsor of a bill introduced a few weeks ago that mirrors President Trump’s immigration priorities.