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With an avalanche of tariffs to navigate, companies are facing a lot of uncertainty over how to plan ahead. Meanwhile, business is booming for trade consultants. We’ll talk about it, but first: mortgage rates have hit a seven-year high, and Obamacare prices are dropping for the first time. What’s going on? Plus, how nonprofits fund raise after scandal.

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Trade showdown

Trade consultants get a boost from tariff tensions

by Ashley Milne-Tyte Oct 12, 2018
Anxious importers are flooding the phone lines of trade advisers; one has seen a 20 percent jump in business.

Here's why Obamacare premiums are going down for the first time

by Sabri Ben-Achour Oct 12, 2018
It's "really about returning excess profits," a Kaiser Family Foundation executive says.

Banks count their blessings in recovery

by Justin Ho Oct 12, 2018
Three big banks posted their quarterly results Friday. And they were good. When you hear that profits at a bank like JPMorgan Chase were up almost 25 percent, you have to wonder: Why? Well, one reason is banks are making a lot more from you and me. Click the audio player above to hear the […]

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