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  • From left, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Donald Trump, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and British Prime Minister Theresa May pose for a photo at the ancient Greek Theatre of Taormina at the 2017 G-7 summit in Sicily.
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    This week could turn out to be a hinge-point in U.S. and global economies.

  • “Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies. They are our allies,” President Ronald Reagan said in 1988.
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    For decades, the global economy has trended toward more free trade, not less. Until now.

  • At a recent “Transgender Job Fair” hosted by Cleveland’s Metro Health hospital, the organizers gave away buttons that participants could use to indicate their gender pronouns.
    Adrian Ma for Marketplace

    Looking for a job can be difficult for anyone, but for transgender people, it can be especially tough.

  • President Trump’s Justice Department says it will not defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act in a lawsuit. That includes the requirement that people have health insurance and the guarantee that you can get insurance regardless of pre-existing conditions. Some Republican-led states are suing to strike down the entire law after Congress recently repealed […]

  • We looked through the lists of tariffs Mexico, Canada and the European Union are imposing on the United States in response to the 25 percent steel and 10 percent aluminum tariffs. And we found some commonalities: orange juice, whiskey, motor boats and kitchenware among them. So why these products? We talked with Wendy Cutler, vice […]

  • With all the talk of steel and aluminum you might have forgotten that tariffs were already placed on foreign-made solar panels. Reuters is reporting that the tariffs have resulted in $2.5 billion in projects being frozen or cancelled, which far outweighs benefits to American solar manufacturers. But it’s still not clear what the lasting impact […]

  • Only about a quarter of public companies continue to include earnings predictions in their quarterly reports. Guidance is not required by law, and experts say it has become the tail that wags the dog. Once companies forecast earnings for the coming quarter, they manage their businesses to meet — or beat — those forecasts, which […]

  • "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' is one of Broadway's blockbuster hits.
    Ashley Milne-Tyte for Marketplace

    The musical about the founding father is still a top draw, but other shows have helped drive record attendance to Broadway theaters. With all the packed houses, show producers pulled in $1.7 billion.

  • Bikes at The Healthy Ride office in Pittsburgh, PA.  
    Erika Beras/Marketplace

    But new efforts are seeking to remove barriers to riding like the need to have a smartphone or a credit card.

  • A 40th anniversary celebration of China's economic reforms in Shanghai.
    Jennifer Pak/Marketplace

    But Chinese officials have not appeased the United States by opening strategic sectors, such as health care and the internet.

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