Nov 26, 2019

The mother of all train delays

A worker looks along a train tunnel at the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London in 2017. Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

Alibaba opens big in Hong Kong. New homes are becoming affordable again. Businesses along the U.K.'s massive, delayed Crossrail project are losing their patience.

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Are affordable houses making a comeback?

by Amy Scott

Nov 26, 2019

Analysts say smaller, cheaper houses are on the horizon.

A "price reduced" sign on a home for sale in Royal Oak, Michigan.

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U.K.’s Crossrail delay threatens small businesses along the line

by Stephen Beard

Nov 25, 2019

The delayed arrival of Europe’s biggest infrastructure project — an east-west rail line across London — has hit small businesses located along the route.

A worker looks along a train tunnel at the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London in 2017.

Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

Music from the episode

Funk Bomb - Instrumental Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, The James Brown Orchestra

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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