Latest from Meredith Garretson Morbey

• Nov 4, 2019

  Falling out of love with ketchup

  

  Demand for the red sauce is falling. A car rationing system is launched as Delhi battles air pollution. Oslo Airport pioneers greener aviation fuel.

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• Nov 1, 2019

  Despite the General Motors strike, October’s jobs report surpasses expectations

  

  Chris Low checks in to talk jobs. We look at open enrollment. Then, the BBC examines how tech is being used to sell people on the black market.

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• Nov 1, 2019

  Behind the curtain of the “ethical algorithm”

  

  The Treasury Department’s rolls back some Obama-era rules. Alibaba’s quarterly earnings are due soon. Then, what it means to create an “ethical algorithm.”

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• Nov 1, 2019

  Lagarde starts work at the European Central Bank

  

  Former IMF boss Christine Lagarde swipes in for her first day at the ECB. Chinese tech giant Alibaba is still eyeing a dual listing in Hong Kong. And textiles go high-tech using banana leaves and mushrooms.

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• Oct 31, 2019

  Wasn’t Brexit supposed to happen today?

  

  Economist Diane Swonk checks in with us to talk markets the day after the Fed dropped a key interest rate on Wednesday. Sticking with the Fed, we discuss how trade talks could impact its next move. Also, today was supposed to be Brexit day, and businesses in the U.K. had been preparing for it.

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• Oct 31, 2019

  Here’s how a haunted town uses Halloween to chase off fiscal fears

  

  We delve into Twitter’s decision to ban political ads as a means to combat misinformation. Also, we look at Chrysler and Peugeot’s potential merger. Then, we look ahead to the October jobs report.

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• Oct 31, 2019

  Hong Kong enters recession

  

  Hong Kong’s economy posts negative growth as violent protests take their toll. And as Halloween celebrations get underway, some British businesses remain stuck in what seems like a neverending Brexit nightmare.

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• Oct 30, 2019

  How viral narratives shape the economy

  

  Quarterly GDP is better than expected. Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot talk merger. Bayer says Round-Up lawsuits are up. Narratives can sometimes affect the economy more than data.

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• Oct 30, 2019

  How makers of packaged goods are also trying to make a fool out of you

  

  The Fed is ready to cut interest rates again. The NCAA says nothing has changed with new rules allowing student athletes to profit off their own images. Fiat Chrysler talks merger with Peugeot. Why packaged goods come in weird sizes.

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• Oct 30, 2019

  Pumpkin guts: repurposed

  

  Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA are in merger talks that could create the world’s fourth-largest carmaker. Airbus releases disappointing results. Finding innovative uses for leftover Halloween pumpkins in the UK.

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