Nov 27, 2019

Amazon is weighing down the social safety net

Men work at a distribution station in the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York. Johannes Eisle/AFP/Getty Images)

"Phase one" of a trade deal with China is close to finished. Black Friday sales are expected to beat last year's lackluster numbers. How Amazon can put a strain on government services.

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Where are the shopping deals this year?

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Nov 27, 2019

In clothing and appliances, sure. In furniture, not so much.

Shoppers walk past a 'Black Friday Sale' sign at a mall in 2018 in Naples, Florida.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Brian Allison Engineer

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Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

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