The U.S. is excluded from a giant new trade deal

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, right, speaks at the virtual 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Summit on Nov. 15, 2020.
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On today's show: The U.S. is on the outside looking in. Later, the fate of the economy once again hangs on consumers.
Music from the episode
6000 Ft. Bonobo, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Raw Karmawin
If You Want It Jay Som
Greyhounds De La Soul, Usher
Which Way To Paradise Poolside
Blank Space Taylor Swift
The team
Nancy Farghalli
Executive Producer
Daisy Palacios
Senior Producer
Maria Hollenhorst
Producer
Sean McHenry
Associate Producer