Nahhhh. With the holidays right around the corner, and ads inundating our collective consciousness, we try to figure out why deals are everywhere. But first, the British pound has fallen nearly 2 percent against the dollar amid shaky Brexit negotiations. What exactly are the markets trying to tell us? Then: a story about the state of temporary work in the years before and after the Great Recession. Also, one journalist (and mother) on how history, the economy and race have shaped American motherhood.

Mayor David Bowers of Roanoke, Virginia, doesn't want any Syrians resettled in his community. He suggested US officials draw inspiration for how to deal with Syrians from how Japanese Americans were treated during World War II. He even lauded the internment camps many Japanese Americans were confined to during the war.

Motherboards and circuits are practically everywhere, but their components are mostly made overseas — and many are made in China. With electronic imports on the tariff list of Chinese goods, what's in store for domestic electronic makers?

Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal spoke to Ann Fine, whose family has run DF Electronics in Cincinnati for more than four decades. She runs accounting and personnel for the company. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation.