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Sanctions sink agreement at Vietnam summit

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 28, 2019
Both sides have blamed the other for the failure to reach a deal.
 In this handout photo provided by Vietnam News Agency, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their second summit meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel on Feb. 28, 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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As subscription-box craze hits full tilt, big brands cash in

by Victoria Craig
Feb 28, 2019
Might an abundance of consumer choices saturate the subscription-box market?
It’s been a decade since subscription-box trailblazers like Birchbox revolutionized retail.
Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Birchbox
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Business on the Texas-Mexico border

Border life: An apartment in Mexico, a job in the U.S.

by Andy Uhler
Feb 25, 2019
From Tijuana to Matamoros, people work in the U.S. for higher wages but live in Mexico for cheaper rent.
 It’s hard to know exactly how many people live in Mexico and work in the U.S. but thousands of people cross in both directions every day in Laredo, Texas.
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Trump delays increase in tariffs on Chinese goods

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Feb 25, 2019
The president cites "substantial progress" in weekend talks.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 22.
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Kenyan communities look to cryptocurrency for improved cash flow

by Halima Gikandi
Feb 25, 2019
Small communities in Kenya have started embracing cryptocurrency in the hope that it will help to solve their cash flow problems.
A currency dealer counts Kenyan shillings at a money exchange bureau on September 19, 2018 in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Small communities in Kenya have started embracing cryptocurrency in the hope that it will help to solve their cash flow problems.
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Brexit

My Economy: Waiting out Brexit as an immigrant in the U.K.

by Marketplace Staff
Feb 22, 2019
"Brexit has put our lives on hold," said Helen De Cruz.
Helen De Cruz, a senior lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and immigrant from Belgium, said Brexit has changed the way she thinks about her finances and immigrant status.
Courtesy of the BBC
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IMF's Christine Lagarde: a firefighter and an architect

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 21, 2019
The International Monetary Fund managing director on her dual role, the rise of inequality, the repercussions of the global trade war and women in finance.
Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, during the IMF and the World Bank Group 2018 spring meetings in Washington, D.C., in 2018.
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An evening at the Academy Awards isn't cheap

by Barbara Platts
Feb 21, 2019
Hollywood's biggest night isn't only star studded. It's expensive.
Brie Larson, winner of best actress award for "Room," attends the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Feb. 28, 2016, in Hollywood.
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As Britain plans to leave the EU, automakers plan to leave Britain

by Stephen Beard
Feb 21, 2019
Some foreign automakers are abandoning their U.K. operations, resulting in job losses and further uncertainty.
A car transporter loaded with Honda vehicles is driven in to the Honda manufacturing plant in Swindon, southwest England on February 19, 2019.
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How a recent ban on gambling in Albania is impacting the country

by John Laurenson
Feb 18, 2019
At Albania's betting shops, people could gamble on everything from soccer to the gender of the next royal baby.
This picture taken on December 19, 2018, shows a man removing a sign from a betting establishment in downtown Tirana, Albania.
GENT SHKULLAKU/AFP/Getty Images
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