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Looking back at a year of Trump in three different cities

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Jan 19, 2018
Three mayors weigh in on how things have changed in their cities since inauguration.
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The Big Promise

The new tax law is working out for this manufacturing town

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 18, 2018
The VP of Sterling Technologies in Lake City, Pennsylvania, says he already sees benefits from the tax bill.
President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a 'Make America Great Again Rally' at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex Expo Center in April in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Weekly Wrap

The week that could’ve been an economic homerun for Republicans

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 12, 2018
Close, but no cigar.
It started out as a pretty good week for the White House, with bonuses and raises being attributed to the tax bill. But President Donald Trump’s comments about El Salvador, Haiti and some African countries overshadowed other news.
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A trio of proposed tariffs echo America's protectionist past

by Sarah Gardner and Scott Tong
Nov 13, 2017
Proposed tariffs in three different industries — solar power, appliances and jets — echo the protectionist tariffs that helped deepen the Great Depression.
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How “Brand America” is perceived as Trump travels to Asia

by Aaron Schrank
Nov 3, 2017
President Donald Trump leaves today on an 11-day trip to Asia, by way of Hawaii. It will be his longest foreign trip as president and the longest visit to the region by any U.S. president in 25 years. The schedule includes stops in five countries and two international summits. Other Pacific leaders will get a […]
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The Big Promise

How does manufacturing in Erie feel about tax reform?

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 19, 2017
There's some optimism, but it's not because of the GOP's tax plan.
Work gloves are viewed on the factory floor of a high end plastic processor on October 2011 in Reading, Pennsylvania. 
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Trump to pick the next Federal Reserve chair

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 18, 2017
But, he "likes them all."
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen attends the 32nd Annual Group of 30 International Banking Seminar in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2017. 
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Trump delivers another blow to Obamacare

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 13, 2017
And this one lands directly on the insurance industry, for now. The president cut payments to insurers that go toward subsidies for low-income people who buy policies on the health care exchanges. Those so-called cost-sharing reductions were worth billions to the insurance industry. So what will it do now? 
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Trump to cut off federal subsidies to health insurers under Obamacare

by Mitchell Hartman and David Brancaccio
Oct 13, 2017
Nearly 6 million Americans have been benefiting from these payments.
Dr. Martha Perez examines Maria Lebron in a room at the Community Health of South Florida, Doris Ison Health Center.
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Do rising stock prices help the nation’s debt?

by Scott Tong
Oct 12, 2017
The stock market has surged for much of the last year, and the president — like all presidents — is trying to take credit. Fair enough. But last night, he suggested the stock market can help fix the country’s national debt problem. Which got a lot of people scratching a lot of heads. Is there even any […]
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