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Oct 2, 2024

Dockworkers strike, day two

Dockworkers from East and Gulf Coast ports enter the second day of a strike, with tensions centered around wages and automation. Plus, crude oil prices rise slightly amid escalating violence in the Middle East, and new car sales stall in response to high prices and interest rates.

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Longshoremen strike for better pay and to stop automation
by Stephanie Hughes
Stephanie Hughes for Marketplace
About a hundred striking longshoremen marched by one of the terminals in the port of Baltimore. Some carried signs that say “machines don’t feed families.”
High prices, interest rates, fading buyer incentives all dent new car purchasing
by Henry Epp
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Several carmakers reported soft sales in the third quarter, and average loan rates for new cars exceeded 7%.

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Dockworkers strike, day two

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Segments From This Episode

Longshoremen strike for better pay and to stop automation

High prices, interest rates, fading buyer incentives all dent new car purchasing

The Team