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Phoebe Unterman

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Phoebe Unterman is a former assistant producer. She joined Marketplace in 2016 as a digital production assistant.

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Trade showdown

Retaliatory Mexico tariff could leave apples rotting on trees

by Kai Ryssdal and Phoebe Unterman
Jun 6, 2018
The 20 percent tariff on U.S. apple exports will have huge effects on Washington's apple industry.
Red Delicious apples hang from the branches at Walters' Fruit Ranch on September 18, 2006 in Green Bluff, Washington. Mexico is the top export market for Washington apples, which make up 90 percent of nation's apple exports.
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Filing for a tariff exemption? You probably need a lawyer

by Kai Ryssdal and Phoebe Unterman
Jun 5, 2018
The cost of legal fees has come up among many we’ve interviewed about the process of applying for exemptions from steel and aluminum tariffs from the Department of Commerce. Kate Karol, counsel at Butzel Long in Detroit, has been working with several clients on their applications and said the people at her firm have spent […]
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Trade showdown

As the steel tariff exemption process drags on, optimism wanes

by Kai Ryssdal and Phoebe Unterman
Jun 4, 2018
An American tire cord producer is frustrated by President Trump's 25 percent levy and an objection to his exemption application.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testifies about U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., in March.
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American manufacturers cope with the loss of EU tariff exemptions

by Kai Ryssdal , Phoebe Unterman and Maria Hollenhorst
May 31, 2018
Duties seem like a thing between countries, but individual businesses often wind up holding the economic bag.
Rail cars loaded with rolled up steel at ThyssenKrupp Schwelgern steel plant on May 30, 2018, in Duisburg, Germany.
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Veggie burgers for meat lovers go mainstream

by Amy Scott and Phoebe Unterman
May 28, 2018
Brands like Impossible Burger and Beyond Burger are changing the landscape of fake meat.
A meatless 'Impossible Slider' at a White Castle restaurant in the Queens borough of New York City.
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Tariff exemption applications move through review process

by Kai Ryssdal and Phoebe Unterman
May 17, 2018
Bill Brebrick of Zapp Precision Wire and Joel Johnson of Borusan Mannesmann submitted applications to the Department of Commerce for exemptions from steel tariffs President Trump implemented in March. The applications were open for public comment for 30 days on regulations.gov. Now, Johnson’s and Brebrick’s applications will be reviewed by the Department of Commerce, which […]
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Companies say they shouldn't pay tariffs on products no one makes domestically

by Phoebe Unterman and Kai Ryssdal
May 4, 2018
"I don't think people really understand that the U.S. never ... reinvested in its steel-making ability," one executive says.
A worker stacks newly cast steel slabs at the NLMK Indiana mill in March in Portage, Indiana.
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Trade showdown

Who's asking for exemptions from Trump's tariffs?

by Kai Ryssdal and Phoebe Unterman
Apr 25, 2018
We took a look at requests submitted to the Department of Commerce.
Workers stand in line next to a container ship at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province earlier this month.
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The three richest American musicians are all rappers

by Kai Ryssdal and Phoebe Unterman
Mar 6, 2018
Diddy, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z built multimillion dollar empires around their music careers.
Diddy, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z (L-R) used to compete in the rap wars of the '90s. Now, their companies are rivals.
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Make Me Smart With Kai and Molly

2018: I don't think we're ready for this jelly

by Phoebe Unterman
Dec 26, 2017
Predicting the new year in food, fashion, politics and Beyoncé.
Will aspic, that savory gelatin in the bowls above, make a comeback in 2018?
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