Dec 4, 2019

The bus things in life are free

A public bus pulls up to a stop in Kansas City, Missouri. Transit officials hope the city will sign off on their idea to eliminate bus fares. Lisa Rodriguez for Marketplace

Google's Sundar Pichai will head Alphabet. OPEC and Russia consider slowing down oil flow. Kansas City, Missouri floats making public buses free.

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To maintain oil prices, OPEC and Russia entertain further cuts to supply

by Scott Tong

Dec 4, 2019

Members of the OPEC coalition of oil producers meet tomorrow in Vienna to discuss an excess of oil supply. The group will be joined by Russia on Friday for further talks. That combined group, known as OPEC-Plus, previously agreed to reduce production in order to keep prices up. Now, there’s too much oil with nowhere […]

A slowing worldwide demand for gasoline is leading to an excess in supply.

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Should public buses be free?

by Lisa Rodriguez

Dec 4, 2019

Kansas City, Missouri is debating eliminating fares, which would make it the largest city in the U.S. to do so.

A public bus pulls up to a stop in Kansas City, Missouri. Transit officials hope the city will sign off on their idea to eliminate bus fares.

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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