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Jan 7, 2020

Markets are still figuring out what happened last week

Plus: What the low trade deficit does and doesn’t tell us, modern email etiquette and how the #MeToo movement has changed the American Economic Association’s annual conference.

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Segments From This Episode

Indie booksellers innovate to survive the age of Amazon
by Dan Kraker
Dan Kraker
The holiday season is the busiest time of year for many retailers, including the country’s 2,500 hundred independent bookstores. Some, despite Amazon’s dominance, are flourishing.
How the nation’s top economists view sexism and racism in their field
by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
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The latest meeting of the American Economic Association confronted some hard truths.
Is your email etiquette up to snuff?
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
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We talked to a digital etiquette expert.
The falling trade deficit can mean a lot of things
by Kimberly Adams
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U.S. consumers could be buying more American products. Or just buying less of everything.
Most U.S. automakers in China are having a tough time
by Sabri Ben-Achour
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Mass market models have suffered most.
Why sometimes big news does not move the stock market
by Maria Hollenhorst and Kai Ryssdal
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Was it a predictable event? Then Wall Street’s reaction might already be “priced in.”