Latest from Jesson Duller

• Jun 20, 2024

  When each state has “its own unique cannabis industry”

  

  Because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, there are stringent rules governing the transportation of cannabis.

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• Jun 20, 2024

  China goes tit for tat on tariffs

  

  From the BBC World Service: Chinese carmakers are urging Beijing to slap import taxes on some European cars, after the European Union’s confirmation of tariffs on EV imports from China.

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• Jun 19, 2024

  Support has waned for the Buy Black Movement

  

  The movement to support Black-owned businesses grew following the murder of George Floyd. Where do things stand now?

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• Jun 19, 2024

  Black entrepreneurship and closing the racial wealth gap

  

  Kezia Williams, CEO of the Black upStart, discusses some of the hurdles Black business owners face and efforts to close the racial wealth gap.

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• Jun 19, 2024

  Amazon U.K. staff vote on union representation

  

  From the BBC World Service: Amazon could be forced to recognize a trade union for the first time in the United Kingdom.

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• Jun 18, 2024

  Another bad day for Boeing

  

  Yet another Boeing whistleblower is set to testify at a Senate hearing this afternoon, citing a failure to properly track defective parts in the company’s factories. Plus, the tragedy of errors and shortcuts that led to last year’s Titan submersible implosion.

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• Jun 18, 2024

  Closing a $50 billion tax loophole for the wealthy

  

  The Treasury and IRS announced a new initiative Monday to close a tax loophole for wealthy people that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade. Plus, the evolving economics of “gayborhoods” in U.S. cities.

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• Jun 18, 2024

  Putin heads to Pyongyang

  

  From the BBC World Service: Russia’s Vladimir Putin is visiting North Korea and its leader Kim Jong Un for the first time in 24 years, as the pair look to deepen their relationship in the face of international isolation.

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• Jun 17, 2024

  The Fed says one thing, investors hear another

  

  Wall Street investors bet on extra rate cuts this year, in spite of Fed predictions that there will be just one. Plus, Megabus parent company Coach USA has filed for bankruptcy after ridership dropped during the pandemic and failed to recover. And for Baltimore firms, work on the Francis Scott Key Bridge reconstruction is personal.

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• Jun 17, 2024

  Is it time to treat social media like cigarettes?

  

  Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called for cigarette-style warning labels aimed at young users of social media platforms, citing social media’s significant contributions to the mental health crisis among adolescents. Plus, a surge in secondhand shopping among consumers, and a look inside the world of gender-affirming vocal coaching.

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