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Apr 16, 2018

04/16/2018: Making the most of your credit card reward points

(Markets Edition) 2017: spectacular year for global economic growth. 2018: not so much. We’ll talk to economist Julia Coronado from MacroPolicy Perspectives about whether our lackluster first quarter is just hitting a few bumps in the road, or whether the global economy has plateaued. Afterwards, we’ll chat with travel aficionado Mark Orlowski about the best ways to turn your credit card reward points into airline tickets.   

A plane.
A plane.
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(Markets Edition) 2017: spectacular year for global economic growth. 2018: not so much. We’ll talk to economist Julia Coronado from MacroPolicy Perspectives about whether our lackluster first quarter is just hitting a few bumps in the road, or whether the global economy has plateaued. Afterwards, we’ll chat with travel aficionado Mark Orlowski about the best ways to turn your credit card reward points into airline tickets.