David Brancaccio

There's news that Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class action suit contending the tech company had recorded audio of private conversations, even if people had not uttered the key words to trigger Google voice commands.

Google's parent, Alphabet, admits no wrongdoing, and the company indicated it's settling, but

to avoid the hassle and expense of a court battle.

In Los Angeles, I'm David Brancaccio.

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Your credit cards are denominated in U.S.

dollars, so why might the Japanese yen affect what you pay?

I'm David Brancaccio in Los Angeles.

First, the second deadly shooting in Minnesota by immigration agents has some Democrats in Washington renewing calls for reform to the Department of Homeland Security.

This could hold up a spending bill this week, increasing the chances the federal government partially shuts down again late this week.

Also in play, money for defense.

Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzer has that.

Now, after a long drop versus the U.S.

dollar, the Japanese currency is up 1.2 percent today.

The U.S.

Treasury has reportedly been asking for info that may be a hint they might try to prop up the yen.

Now, this is a teachable moment for us.

What happens to the yen can affect what we pay to use credit cards or to borrow for cars, houses and more.

Economist Julia Coronado is founder of Macro Policy Perspectives.