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This South Carolina county councilman is "like a walking billboard for international trade"

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 16, 2018
David Britt helped bring jobs to Spartanburg. Now he's fighting against the president's tariffs.
Spartanburg County Councilman David Britt is one of the people who initially convinced BMW to open a factory.
Bridget Bodnar/Marketplace
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U.S. crude oil exports to China drop to nearly zero amid trade war

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 15, 2018
In the first half of 2018, China was the biggest buyer of U.S. crude oil. In August and September, they barely bought any. Energy reporter Rebecca Elliott wrote about the sudden drop-off in the Wall Street Journal, and we talked to her about why this happened amid the ongoing trade war.  Click the audio player above […]
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Trade showdown

U.S. crude oil exports to China drop to nearly zero amid trade war

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 15, 2018
In the first half of 2018, China was the biggest buyer of U.S. crude oil. In August and September, they barely bought any. Energy reporter Rebecca Elliott wrote about the sudden drop-off in the Wall Street Journal, and we talked to her about why this happened amid the ongoing trade war.  Click the audio player above […]
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Trade consultants get a boost from tariff tensions

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Oct 12, 2018
Anxious importers are flooding the phone lines of trade advisers; one has seen a 20 percent jump in business.
A worker about to move stock at the Medsource Labs warehouse in Chaska, Minnesota.
Laura McCallum/Minnesota Public Radio
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My Economy

This handbag company is grappling with a new tariff reality

by Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 8, 2018
"We are confident we'll be able to weather it, but it definitely has us making some tough decisions," said Deepa Gandhi, co-founder and COO of Dagne Dover, a handbag and accessories company.
Dagne Dover Co-Founders, Jessy Dover, Deepa Gandhi (center) and Melissa Mash at their New York headquarters.
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Corner Office

The last CEO standing from the financial crisis

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 3, 2018
Cybersecurity is now the top worry of Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase.
Peter Balonon-Rosen/Marketplace
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Trade showdown

Exemptions for steel tariffs are still in limbo

by Amy Scott and Phoebe Unterman
Oct 2, 2018
We check in with a stainless steel producer who is still trying to get reimbursed for tariffs he believes he wrongfully paid.
Steel is loaded onto a truck for shipping at the NLMK Indiana steel mill in March in Portage, Indiana.
Scott Olson/Getty Images
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For farmers in central Washington, the USMCA is "a big relief"

by Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 1, 2018
Patrick Smith of Loftus Ranches in Yakima says the new trade deal takes away some uncertainty for farmers like him.
Workers harvest apples at Loftus Ranches in Yakima, Washington, in 2016
Tommy Andres/Marketplace
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Divided Decade

Ray Dalio discusses the anatomy of the debt cycle

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Sep 25, 2018
The founder of Bridgewater Associates, who predicted the Great Recession, has a new book out that examines the nature of debt crises.
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One leather goods maker on tariffs: "It's not a war, it's just business"

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 21, 2018
Michael Korchmar, who runs the Leather Specialty Co. in Florida, supports duties on Chinese imports.
A product from Korchmar, the company whose owner testified in support of tariffs on Chinese leather imports.
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