Jun 22, 2018

More of your trade questions, answered

Amid all the chaos and controversy at the southwest border, there's still a trade war brewing on multiple fronts. Today on the show, we'll tackle more of your questions about all things tariffs and trade. Then: Street vending in Los Angeles is a half-billion-dollar industry that’s illegal. We'll look at the tangled relationship between street vendors and the law. But first, AMC's challenger to MoviePass, the latest on Mexico's elections and, of course, the Weekly Wrap.

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Mexico's presidential elections have big implications for U.S. energy companies

by Lorne Matalon

Jun 22, 2018

The front-runner in Mexico's presidential election, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has called for more energy privatization.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, tells supporters that the supposed economic benefits of reform such as lower gasoline and electricity costs haven't yet materialized. June 3, 2018, Mexico City.

Lorne Matalon for Marketplace

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Street vending may be legal in Los Angeles by summer's end

by Aaron Schrank

Jun 22, 2018

But one person's vending cart is a brick-and-mortar shop's competition.

A street vendor sells fruit in Los Angeles in 2017. It's the only major U.S. city where street vending is illegal.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Trade showdown

Your new tariff questions, answered

by Marketplace Staff

Jun 22, 2018

Bourbon, retaliation and ... more bourbon.

A Chinese worker loads aluminium tapes at a plant in Huaibei, in east China's Anhui Province, in 2017.

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Two years after the Brexit vote, many businesses remain anxious

by Mitchell Hartman

Jun 22, 2018

This weekend marks two years since Britain held its referendum on exiting the European Union and voters told their leaders they want to leave the bloc. Since then, the British government has been negotiating the conditions of Brexit on issues such as the single market, customs union and movement of labor. The scheduled exit date, […]

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AMC makes a foray into subscription service

by Renata Sago

Jun 22, 2018

AMC, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, is dipping its toe into the subscription service pond. The company announced this week that it’s kicking off the summer movie season with AMC Stubs A-List. For about $20 a month, people will be able to see three movies a week at the theater. The service is double […]

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Amid all the chaos and controversy at the southwest border, there’s still a trade war brewing on multiple fronts. Today on the show, we’ll tackle more of your questions about all things tariffs and trade. Then: Street vending in Los Angeles is a half-billion-dollar industry that’s illegal. We’ll look at the tangled relationship between street vendors and the law. But first, AMC’s challenger to MoviePass, the latest on Mexico’s elections and, of course, the Weekly Wrap.