Jun 6, 2019

Mexican tariffs start Monday, and businesses are reeling

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Plus: Uber's new helicopter service and the economic costs of modern racial segregation.

Segments From this episode

Short-notice tariffs: a wrench in the border machine

by Mitchell Hartman

Jun 6, 2019

The prospect of pop-up tariffs hitting everything coming across the border has the people who work in the export-import trade worried.

Cargo trucks line up to cross into the U.S. at the Otay Mesa crossing port in Tijuana, Mexico, in April.

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Brexit looms over U.K. economy as Theresa May steps aside

by Stephen Beard

Jun 6, 2019

Economists blame Brexit for low productivity

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for a European Union (EU) summit at EU Headquarters in Brussels on May 28, 2019.

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Shelf Life

In Baltimore, segregation can be felt even in your wallet

by Kimberly Adams and Sean McHenry

Jun 7, 2019

One journalist spent years reporting on segregation in Baltimore, Maryland. He found that segregated communities can shape our economic futures.

A mural of Freddie Gray near the location where he was arrested is pictured in Baltimore, Maryland in 2016.

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Understanding Trump's unprecedented international business entanglements

by Liz Sanchez and Kimberly Adams

Jun 6, 2019

The Center for Responsive Politics reports on the president's business interests across 30 countries.

The Center for Responsive Politics used President Donald Trump's personal financial disclosures as a starting point for its investigation.

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Music from the episode

Old Graffiti Bibio

It’s Only (feat. Zyra) - ODESZA VIP Remix ODESZA, Zyra

Suga Suga Baby Bash, Frankie J

Crystalised The xx

Vide Noir Lord Huron

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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