Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Taxing marijuana

David Brancaccio Nov 18, 2014
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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Taxing marijuana

David Brancaccio Nov 18, 2014
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The people with their PhD’s in economics were thinking wholesale prices would fall for October. How could they not with oil prices dropping and dropping? What happened instead today, an uptick in the producer price index. More on that. Plus, when choosing iPhone versus Android, you might see Apple and Samsung as rivals. But a deal is reportedly in the works for Samsung to once again supply most of the microchips inside Apple phones and tablets. And there’s news that some cities in Oregon are looking at legal options to see if they can tax marijuana sales once recreational use becomes legal next summer. The ballot measure voters approved the other week says only the state can tax pot. 

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