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This is what CEOs from Trump's manufacturing council said before and after he disbanded it (update 5)

by Marketplace Staff
Aug 16, 2017
The president to whom you’re an unofficial adviser does something ... or doesn't. What do you do? Not everyone's answer is the same.
US President Donald Trump speaks following a meeting on infrastructure at Trump Tower, August 15, 2017 in New York City. 
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Joining a presidential council gets you access. Quitting it risks public shaming.

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 15, 2017
Why would CEOs stick with Trump?
President Trump with Merk CEO Kenneth Frazier at the White House in February. Frazier resigned from Trump's American Manufacturing Council on Monday.
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How NAFTA negotiations might affect the tequila business

by Robert Garrova
Aug 15, 2017
Javier Martinez, CEO of Martinez Brands, said NAFTA negotiators need to be "firm" in discussions.
Patron Distillery employees put labels and check bottles of tequila during the process of production in Atotonilco, Jalisco State, Mexico.
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Negotiators get ready for NAFTA talks. How hard will it be?

by Tracey Samuelson
Aug 14, 2017
Think about the hardest negotiation you’ve ever done — maybe over a salary or buying a house. Maybe some big deal at work. Those are like the simplest kiddie-puzzles compared with the 5,000 piece jigsaw that is a trade negotiation. Then, imagine you had to start all over once it was done, and maybe add […]
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We're taking a lot of work home with us, a RAND study finds

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 14, 2017
More than half of those surveyed use personal time to meet employers' demands.
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How markets are responding to the White House’s unpredictability

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 11, 2017
How much can Wall Street shrug off?
President Trump speaks during a security briefing Thursday at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
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Trade Off: Stories of Globalization and Backlash

From Hamilton to Trump, the U.S. has a long history of America-first policies

by Sarah Gardner
Aug 11, 2017
Alexander Hamilton was one of the country's original protectionists.
The protectionist tendencies in today's political climate actually have roots reaching back to Alexander Hamilton.
Ken Garduno, Illustrator
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Food is at the center of US-UK trade concerns

by Stephen Beard
Aug 11, 2017
The big fear is that America will flood the market with cheap produce.
Pedigree Aberdeen Angus beef cattle on a farm in Macclesfield, England. 
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Postal service may get green light for higher stamp prices

by Aaron Schrank
Aug 11, 2017
The U.S. Postal Service wants more freedom to raise the price of stamps. After a 10-year review, regulators at the Postal Regulatory Commission could give a decision on that request as soon as next month. This comes as USPS has lost money for the past 10 years straight. Click the audio player above to hear […]
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What happens to your house when you get deported?

by Reema Khrais
Aug 10, 2017
Most undocumented immigrants who are deported are Latino men with jobs. That has a ripple effect on housing.
 Immigrant services staffer Lorely Peche (C), speaks with immigrant parents fearing deportation on March 25, 2017 in Stamford, Connecticut. 
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