Segments From This Episode

• A somewhat confounding high court decision

  by Nova Safo

  The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to plan out mass layoffs at Treasury, the State Department, Veterans Affairs, the Social Security Administration, and other federal agencies. Thing is, the job cuts may or may not be legal.

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• Investors take a wait-and-see approach on tariffs

  by David Brancaccio

  In April, the global tariffs announced on "Liberation Day" pushed stock and bond markets into wild spins. Now, with the real import tax day presently slated for Aug. 1, market players are saying, "Call me when it actually happens." We'll discuss with Susan Schmidt, portfolio manager at Exchange Capital Resources.

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• Copper prices climb

  The Trump administration recently announced a boosted import tax — now sitting at 50% — on imported copper. Copper futures hit an all-time high in the last day in response, the biggest spike since 1989. The BBC's Katie Silver reports.

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• Big AI makes another move into education

  by Matt Levin

  

  The second-largest teachers union is opening a center for AI to smooth the use of the technology in the classroom.

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