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  • Weaker global demand dents China’s exports

    From the BBC World Service: China’s imports and exports fell more sharply than expected last month as weaker global demand threatened the recovery prospects of the world’s second-largest economy. Official figures show that exports fell by 14.5% in July compared with a year earlier — the worst performance since the start of the pandemic. Plus, Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells the BBC that Russia’s involvement in the Black Sea grain deal is crucial to food security in Africa. And, a summit is underway in the Amazon which hopes to drastically reduce environmental harm.

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  • Some good news for your catalytic converter
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    Shrinking demand for palladium is good news for car owners. Plus, trucking woes and back to school spending hopes.

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  • Lower prices at the pump cool inflation. That’s good, right?
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    Unfortunately, what’s good for consumers is bad for oil companies’ profits. Plus, international travel ramps up and Barbie makes a medium-sized splash in Chinese movie theaters.

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  • Six months on, Turkey’s earthquake rebuild stalls
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    From the BBC World Service: Six months on from the earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, has the rebuild stalled? Victoria Craig reports from Hatay province in Turkey where 23,000 people lost their lives, and hundreds of thousands were left homeless. BBC’s Catherine Byaruhanga also reports on Niger, where a coup has led to the country’s airspace being closed. And finally, Cedella Marley, Jamaican singer and daughter of Bob Marley, tells us how she became a global ambassador for the Jamaica women’s football team.

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  • A Border Patrol agent walks along the border wall in Yuma, Arizona.
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    A “Marketplace Morning Report” special on how economic forces are shaping immigration.

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  • Aug 4, 2023

    Where to next?

    Where to next?
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    As rent in trendy New York City neighborhoods get more expensive, art gallerists are making tough decisions about their next move. Plus, an update on the markets from FHN Financial’s chief economist Chris Low.

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  • The three A’s of tech
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    That’s Apple, Airbnb and Amazon. They reported a mixed bag of earnings yesterday. Plus, untapped home equity and Turkey taxi wars.

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  • Coup supporters unfurl a Russian flag as they take to the streets after the army seized power in Niamey, Niger on July 27, 2023.
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    From the BBC World Service: Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, has warned that following the coup in his country, the entire Sahel region in Africa could fall under Russian influence — with devastating consequences. Following Fitch’s downgrade of US government debt, the picture for investors is becoming clearer. The World Bank has given nearly $5 billion of funding for projects to boost economies across Latin America and the Caribbean. So just how much difference has that made?

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  • Could extreme heat cause a gas price creep?
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    Hot weather is forcing oil refineries to dial back production. Add on facility damage from hurricanes (which are more likely after a hot summer) and gas prices could balloon. Plus, inflation is driving people out of Argentina.

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  • Wage theft in the States and limbo at the border
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    An online tool is helping immigrant workers file complaints against employers who owe them wages. Then, a look at the economic cost of “protracted displacement” while waiting for asylum.

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