Ep. 36: Clueless - Like, Retail And The Fed, Or Whatever
b"This week, we're talking retailers...\\n\\nStatistics on monthly retail sales are due out in a few days.\\xa0 We'll preview the report and detail the troubles the retailing sector has seen lately.\\n\\nThe number of bankruptcies in the industry continue to mount.\\xa0\\xa0 We'll put the recent problems in perspective and take a look at some of the new additions to the bankruptcy list.\\n\\nWe'll also check in on the Fed.\\xa0 First we'll examine what the Fed's minutes told us about the future of monetary policy.\\xa0 Then, we'll dive into the latest jobs report and look at what that means for both the economy and for interest rates.\\n\\nAnd as always, we'll try on some of the funkier outfits hanging in Wall Street's closet...\\n\\nWe've Uber using psychological tricks to get the most out of its drivers.\\xa0 We've got the IRS turning to private debt collectors.\\xa0 We've got real-life college scholarships for video games.\\xa0 And we've got yet another business for Amazon: showing football games."