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  • Apr 19, 2018

    The upside of multilateral trade deals

    President Donald Trump has again rejected the idea of the U.S. joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership. That’s the multilateral trade pact the Obama administration hammered out. Yesterday, the president tweeted that he still doesn’t like the TPP. He added that bilateral trade agreements, between the U.S. and just one other country, are more “efficient” and “profitable.” […]

  • Apr 18, 2018

    The men behind Cousins Maine Lobster turned their childhood memories into a national franchise

    Cousins Maine Lobster has 20 trucks as part of its franchise. This one is in California.
    Courtesy of Christian Thomas Hynes

    The company's defining ethic is summertime in Maine.

  • Apr 18, 2018

    Tourists may be back in the Florida Keys, but some residents still haven’t recovered from Hurricane Irma

    Patrick Garvey with his dog, Bella, who rode out Hurricane Irma in the Keys with him. Garvey and Bella are living in a camper on the Grimal Grove property while his wife and twin 4-year-old daughters are staying with family in Brazil.
    Nancy Klingener/ for Marketplace

    Local governments in the Florida Keys have spent almost $150 million so far cleaning up after Hurricane Irma.

  • Apr 18, 2018

    IMF bumps up U.S. growth projections for 2018

    The International Monetary Fund raised its growth target for the American economy today to 2.9 percent. That’s very close to the three percent forecast the Trump administration promised.  In a conversation about President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and the overall state of the economy on Fox News this morning,  Trump’s top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said we […]

  • Apr 17, 2018

    Restaurants say diners are bad at making reservations

    Restaurants have mixed feelings on how reservation platforms work.
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    Journalist Marissa Conrad watched careful planning unravel at popular dinner spots.

  • Apr 17, 2018

    U.S. companies line up to be excluded from steel and aluminum tariffs

    Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is in Florida to discuss trade issues with President Donald Trump. One issue on the table: Japan’s desire to be excluded from steel and aluminum tariffs that went into effect last month. Other key U.S. allies, including Australia, Canada, the European Union and Mexico have been granted exemptions. Plenty of […]

  • Apr 17, 2018

    Haitians with TPS help fuel Haiti’s economy, one wire transfer at a time

    Reynald Justance earns a living working in the kitchens at Disney World. He sends money to family and friends in Haiti at least once a week.
    Renata Sago/Marketplace

    Their protected status ends in 2019. If they have to leave the U.S., how might that affect Haiti’s economy?

  • Apr 14, 2018

    So what’s the Fed forecasting in the near economic future?

    U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference March 21, 2018 in Washington, D.C. 
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    Also: some more of that — now familiar — trade talk.

  • Apr 14, 2018

    Farm bill calls on more SNAP recipients to work

    House Republicans have unveiled the 2018 farm bill. The legislation doesn’t just deal with agriculture, though. It also includes money for food stamps, now known as SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. And that funding comes with strict work requirements. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

  • Apr 14, 2018

    TPP re-think could boost U.S.-Pacific trade

    The world has had about a day to digest President Donald Trump’s 180-degree turn on trade. We are talking about TPP — the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Candidate Trump railed against TPP. He pulled the U.S out in his first week as president. Now, he’s told his top economic lieutenants to explore going back in. What do American […]

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