Jul 1, 2019

What’s behind that huge ER bill

A standalone emergency room in Georgia. Sam Whitehead

Plus: what you need to know about the trade truce with China and Taylor Swift's fight over the rights to her music.

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Legislation on surprise medical bills would hit physician staffing industry

by Blake Farmer

Jul 1, 2019

Congress is debating multiple proposals that would protect patients from surprise medical bills. But the physician staffing industry is pushing back.

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Soybean commodity traders are skeptical of renewed U.S.-China trade negotiations

by Daniel Shin

Jul 1, 2019

Al Kluis, managing director of Kluis Commodity Advisors, thinks traders won't see the soybean market turn until there are real orders and action taken.

Soybeans are loaded onto a truck to be taken to a grain elevator in Dwight, Illinois.

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This economic expansion's longer than the one in the 1990s. What's changed since then?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Jul 1, 2019

Growth is slower this time, and the rich are accruing more of the gains.

A man walks by the New York Stock Exchange.

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Trade showdown

U.S. factories feel the pinch as the trade war continues

by Justin Ho

Jul 1, 2019

A new report says factory activity barely grew in June, fueling concern about the trade war’s impact on U.S. manufacturing.

Containers are stacked on a vessel at the Port of Long Beach in California, including some from China Shipping, a conglomerate under the direct administration of China's State Council.

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Big drugstore beauty brands grapple with competition and savvy consumers

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jul 1, 2019

New niche brands from Korean beauty to vegan organic lines are growing faster than mainstays like CoverGirl.

Legacy brands like Revlon and CoverGirl have been losing market share to luxury and specialty products.

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Music from the episode

Agrimony MF DOOM

Afternoon Soul Gramatik

Juicy The Notorious B.I.G.

Time Will Tell Arms and Sleepers

Tea Vender On the Street Onra

Watch it Grow The Everywheres

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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