U.S.-China trade talks were abruptly canceled this weekend. Plus, don’t let the strong retail sales number fool you — in-store shopping is down. And, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to end poverty in her city.
The BBC’s Andrew Walker reports.
As Marketplace’s Mitchell Hartman reports, there were huge declines in shopping in-person at department stores and clothing stores.
Lightfoot wants to “unwind” Chicago’s “addiction to fines and fees” so as to not drive people into bankruptcy and out of the economy.