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The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 3.2% in the first three months of the year. Our reporter in New York tells us what's behind the latest figures, which were better than had been forecast. Also in the programme, ride-hailing firm Uber has revealed it hopes to be worth up to $91bn in an upcoming stock market flotation. Adam Lashinsky, author of Wild Ride: Inside Uber's Quest for World Domination, explains why the valuation is lower than expected. With reports that one of the biggest genealogy websites is planning to launch on the share market, we look at the do-it-yourself DNA testing that boosts the profits of companies like Ancestry.com. Meghan Molteni of Wired magazine explores the privacy concerns, and we get wider context from Caitlin Curtis, a population geneticist at the University of Queensland. Plus, ahead of Spain's elections this Sunday, Spain-based journalist Ashish Sharma tells us how big a role the economy is playing in voters' minds.