Jul 2, 2019

What really happens in after-hours trading

A man walks by the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Plus, Christine Lagarde’s appointment as head of the European Central Bank and the local economics behind Nike's flag shoe recall.

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Nike pulls a shoe, so Arizona pulls Nike subsidies

by Jack Stewart

Jul 2, 2019

Government incentives and politics don't always mix.

Nike canceled the sale of a sneaker with a Betsy Ross flag on its heel. That flag’s been co-opted by far-right groups. Above, a Nike store in 2017 in New York City.

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Why some of the most famous passages in rock history might not be protected by copyright

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Jul 2, 2019

Sheet music submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office might matter more than what a song sounds like.

Jimmy Page performs onstage during the 24th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2009. Page's guitar solo in "Stairway to Heaven" is the subject of an ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit.

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Nation's fourth- and sixth-largest mines shut down

by Scott Tong

Jul 2, 2019

Two of the largest coal-producing mines in the United States were closed down without warning.

Coal falls from a conveyor belt in 2016 in Price, Utah.

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Music from the episode

Double Bass Gorillaz

Mystik Tash Sultana

Falafel Tom Misch

Music Cornelius

Dans Le Noir Dark Rooms

Passin' Me By The Pharcyde

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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