If the sequester is so bad for the economy, why are stocks nearing record highs? And, will Marissa Mayer’s edict on work at home change corporate America? For more on this, and the top stories of the week ahead, tune into Time’s Rana Foroohar on WNYC’s Money Talking.

In 2013 businesses will push for new tax laws that allow them to keep all their earnings made overseas.

Wall Street’s disproportionate sway over the U.S. economy has caused big problems in recent years, from the subprime crisis to high-frequency-trading debacles (just look at the new research out from the CTFC showing how speed traders rip off average Joes). But here’s one you may not have noticed: it’s crippling innovation.

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There is much that divides Wall Street and Washington. The cleanliness of the streets. Sartorial daring. And the view on whether or not we’ll fall off the fiscal cliff by year’s end.

What does the post Sandy reconstruction tell us about the big versus small government debate? And will it effect the fiscal cliff? To learn more, tune into this week’s episode of wnyc’s Money Talking with Time’s Rana Foroohar and the New York Time’s Joe Nocera.”