Nov 10, 2017

11/10/2017: Trade deals, taxes and trafficking

US President Donald Trump speaks on the final day of the APEC CEO Summit, part of the broader Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit, in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 10, 2017. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images

Tax overhaul took over most of our coverage this week, so we end today with a check-in on the state of tax bills in the Senate and the House. And President Donald Trump's speech in Vietnam today asserted that the U.S. won't enter multilateral trade deals. We take a look at what his administration prefers instead. Plus, a regulation that would make internet platforms liable for what their users do intends to curtail sex trafficking, but could have many "chilling" implications, especially for smaller companies.

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Way of life

Newspapers keep small-town communities together, but dwindling populations may mean closing shop

by Marketplace Contributor

Nov 10, 2017

As small town populations decline, local newspapers disappear.

Hayden Taylor, 20, publisher, editor and owner of the Monroe County Herald in Brinkley, Arkansas.

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Weekly Wrap

What could the future hold for the GOP tax bill?

by Molly Wood

Nov 10, 2017

It might need a bit of tinkering in order to move forward.

Chairman Kevin Brady, (R-TX) (C), conducts the House Ways and Means Committee markup of the Republicans tax reform plan titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act., on Capitol Hill November 9, 2017 in Washington, DC.

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Big tech warms up to Senate bill that would roll back some internet protections

by Kimberly Adams

Nov 10, 2017

SESTA would crack down on the use of internet sites to promote sex trafficking by holding them liable.

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Tax overhaul took over most of our coverage this week, so we end today with a check-in on the state of tax bills in the Senate and the House. And President Donald Trump’s speech in Vietnam today asserted that the U.S. won’t enter multilateral trade deals. We take a look at what his administration prefers instead. Plus, a regulation that would make internet platforms liable for what their users do intends to curtail sex trafficking, but could have many “chilling” implications, especially for smaller companies.