Aug 26, 2019

Can Trump order companies to stop doing business with China?

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in late 2017. Nicolas Asfouri/Getty Images

Plus: The robocalls are getting sneakier, and Puerto Rico is prepping for hurricane season.

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Puerto Rico struggles to prepare as Dorian gains strength

by Andy Uhler

Aug 26, 2019

Sixty percent of the island's population doesn't have the resources to prepare for the storm, one expert says.

People walk across a flooded street in Juana Matos, Puerto Rico, in September 2017. The U.S. territory faced dangerous flooding and an islandwide power outage following Hurricane Maria.

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Here's why caller ID is easy to spoof

by Jack Stewart

Aug 26, 2019

It took little effort and $9.95 for our reporter to call co-workers from what appeared to be the boss' phone number.

Early caller ID systems were add-ons to landline telephones and pushed by phone companies as something worth paying extra for.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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5 things to know about the Emergency Economic Powers Act

by Janet Nguyen and Kai Ryssdal

Aug 26, 2019

President Trump is trying to use the law in unprecedented ways.

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in late 2017.

Nicolas Asfouri/Getty Images

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What’s really happening when markets react to trade war news

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser

Aug 26, 2019

When news breaks on the trade war, algorithms and wishful thinking kick in.

Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images

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Trade showdown

Even for a customs broker, it's tough to keep track of tariffs right now

by Kai Ryssdal

Aug 26, 2019

There was retaliation, escalation and now possibly a return to the negotiating table. It's hard to tell where things stand.

A China Shipping Lines container ship heading toward the Vincent Thomas Bridge at the Port of Los Angeles.

David McNew/Getty Images

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Amgen to pay $13.4 billion for one drug

by Mitchell Hartman

Aug 26, 2019

The price tag is high for Otezla, a blockbuster medication with significant upside market potential.

India is a leader in the world's generic drug market.

Scott Barbour/Getty Images

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Proposed rule would mean fewer home appraisals

by Amy Scott

Aug 26, 2019

If approved, the regulation would raise the threshold for required appraisals to transactions above $400,000.

A real estate agent tours a home for sale during a broker open house in San Francisco in April.

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Music from the episode

Peel Back Ensemble Entendu

People Everywhere (Still Alive) Khruangbin

Brisk Freddie Joachim

Offcut #1 Little People

Uptown Cabaret Oddisee

Kamikaze MØ

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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