Dec 6, 2018

What happens when a company town loses the company

General Motors announced it will close plants in Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and a Toronto suburb called Oshawa. On today's show, we'll look at how the local economy there is trying to move past auto manufacturing. But first: everything you need to know about Huawei and the latest U.S.-China trade debacle. Plus: Will Lyft be the first ride-share company to go public?

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GM Canada's company town has learned from past layoffs

by Emma Jacobs

Dec 6, 2018

As the automaker's Oshawa, Ontario, plant has shed jobs, the local economy has been forced to diversify.

Image of the General Motors plant and headquarters in the 1940s.

Courtesy of the Archival Collection at the Oshawa Museum

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How Lyft's IPO could challenge Uber's dominance abroad

by Justin Ho

Dec 6, 2018

Uber’s valuation still dwarfs Lyft’s, as both companies prepare to go public in 2019.

A Lyft driver is waiting for a ride in the city on Feb. 3, 2016 in San Francisco, California.

Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Lyft

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General Motors announced it will close plants in Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and a Toronto suburb called Oshawa. On today’s show, we’ll look at how the local economy there is trying to move past auto manufacturing. But first: everything you need to know about Huawei and the latest U.S.-China trade debacle. Plus: Will Lyft be the first ride-share company to go public?