Segments From This Episode

• Trade relations between the U.S. and China thawed today

  by Jennifer Pak

  President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have pulled the U.S. and China back from the brink, lowering the temperature on critical areas such as China's rare earths, sophisticated technology, and illegal fentanyl shipments.

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• Meta's stocks are down in the dumps

  by David Brancaccio

  Shares for Meta, the parent company of Facebook, are down nearly 11% after Bloomberg reported that the company wants to borrow $25 billion by selling bonds. It's looking to spend big on artificial intelligence. We'll discuss with Susan Schmidt, senior portfolio manager at Exchange Capital Resources.

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• Pressure on the Dutch power grid

  by John Laurenson

  In the Netherlands, thousands of residential and business customers face long delays getting new electricity connections as they build, expand, or convert from natural gas. At the same time, people with solar panels are waiting to get connected to send their extra electricity back into the grid.

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