Update: Trillion dollar plan for US almost agreed - a podcast by BBC World Service

Roads and building are amongst the things that could get a boost in the US's latest infrastructure plan, if approved by both parties. Facebook says that it made a bumper revenue in the past three months, but with lower than expected earnings anticipated in the coming months, we find out from Dan Ives what that could do to the company's future - and what it means in the larger tech market. Plus, the US's central bank, the Federal Reserve, says that for now, it will keep interest rates on hold, allowing the country's economy to benefit from cheaper money as it recovers post pandemic.

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