Hurricane Harvey has caused many refineries and port facilities in Texas to temporarily shut down. We’ll chat with Energy Intelligence analyst Barbara Shook about the preparations they made prior to the event, and what’s going to happen to the prices of crude oil and gasoline. Afterwards, we’ll discuss news that Uber has chosen the head of Expedia, Dara Khosrowshahi, to be its new CEO, and then look at why St. Louis, Missouri is decreasing the city’s minimum wage from $10 an hour to $7.70.

Shopping at Whole Foods is about to get cheaper, thanks to its merger with Amazon. We’ll take a look at the kinds of items that’ll see price cuts and what this shift means for the supermarket industry as a whole. Afterwards, we’ll discuss news that the head of Samsung is heading to prison for five years, and then talk about the much-anticipated Mayweather vs. McGregor match, which could be the most lucrative boxing fight in history.

A new report shows that the main cause of plant closures isn’t wind or solar energy — it’s natural gas. On today’s show, we’ll look at why this energy source is such a threat and where policy goes from here. Afterwards, we’ll discuss NFL’s deal with Chinese internet giant Tencent to stream its games in China, and then talk about how Britain’s “Corn Laws” from the 19th century are playing a role in Brexit negotiations. 

WPP — the biggest advertising agency in the world — has revised its sales downward, with its CEO indicating that U.S. policy could be a reason for some of the uncertainty that it’s facing. We’ll find out how all the drama in Washington, D.C. could have such a ripple effect on global businesses. Afterwards, we’ll discuss a new study that shows ExxonMobil may have misled investors about how much it knew about climate change. Then, we’ll look at how a 2008 immigration raid in Postville, Iowa has affected the town. 

The Trump administration has halted a $1 million federal study of health hazards for people who live near mountain-top coal mines. On today’s show, we’ll look at what this means for people who live near these mining sites and why the administration decided to put a stop to it. Afterwards, we’ll talk about McDonald’s decision to shut down a third of its restaurants in India, and then discuss the success of the socially responsible investing (SRI) industry. 

Could those symbols of Americana — the Jeep and Ram pickup truck — become Chinese? On today’s show, we’ll look at news that Great Wall Motor may be interested in buying Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Afterwards, we’ll discuss how businesses are benefiting from the exodus from Mar-a-Lago — President Trump’s palm beach resort. Then we’ll chat with writer Jacqui Shine about her Longreads profile on Percy Ross, a self-made millionaire who gave away his money to those who wrote into this newspaper.

Markets are down in Europe today, after they dropped by more than 1 percent in the U.S. We’ll discuss what’s contributing to the ongoing downturn. Afterwards, we’ll take a look at globalization through the lens of the “elephant chart,” a creation from former World Bank economist Branko Milanovic that explains who the winners and losers of this phenomenon are. 

Discover Financial Services is ending merchant agreements with what it deems as hate groups, while Visa and Mastercard are taking a similar stand. On today’s show, we’ll take a look at how big of a step this is toward limiting funding for hate groups. Afterwards, we’ll discuss Steve Bannon’s interview with Prospect Magazine, in which he said the U.S. is fighting an “economic war” with China. Then we’ll talk about the ongoing rivalry between Walmart and Amazon, which represents two sides of the U.S. economy: brick-and-mortar versus online sales.

President Trump has dubbed the North American Free Trade Agreement “one of the worst deals ever.” Well, now he has a chance to change it as talks to overhaul the pact begin today. One of the original negotiators of the deal, Mickey Kantor, joined us to talk about some of the revisions we might see and why America’s trade relationship with Mexico and Canada is so important. Afterwards, we’ll look at how Target is faring as the threat of Amazon looms in the background.