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Sabri Ben-Achour

Correspondent & Host

Episodes by Sabri (649)

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Are we in for another logistics nightmare?

Sep 26, 2024
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It's refinance time for many homeowners

Sep 26, 2024
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The history — and shaky future — of the generic drug market

Sep 20, 2024
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When companies take a political stand

Sep 20, 2024
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Can shame deter the ultra wealthy from using offshore accounts?

Sep 19, 2024
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Rates are on their way down. What's that mean for you?

Sep 19, 2024
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How online shopping is saving the economy

Sep 18, 2024
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What Fed rate decisions look like during election years

Sep 18, 2024
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The economic mood is cooling

Sep 10, 2024
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How inflation has transformed our dining and tipping habits

Sep 10, 2024
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Latest Stories (653)

The world can't agree on how to tax big tech companies

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 17, 2020
Will the U.S. get into trade fight after trade fight with every country that tries to tax big tech?
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Despite deals completed and in the works, many trade conflicts remain

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 15, 2020
There are plenty of other fights brewing, especially between the U.S. and Europe.
There could be still be stormy skies ahead for U.S. trade.
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Bringing down the cost of bionic arms

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 9, 2020
Prosthetic limbs are essential for many people. But they are also expensive. One possible solution? Technology.
A 3D-printed bionic arm, created by Limbitless. The company hopes to bring down the cost of robotic prosthetics.
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Where traditional retail stands heading into 2020

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 9, 2020
Some retailers are announcing store closures. Do holiday season sales have anything to do with it?
Macy's is set to close some stores after a tough year. Above, a Macy's store in Chicago.
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Most U.S. automakers in China are having a tough time

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 7, 2020
Mass market models have suffered most.
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What to expect from this year's Consumer Electronics Show

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 6, 2020
Lots of next-generation 5G wireless, and lots of artificial intelligence
An attendee uses Sony's Playstation VR at the Sony booth during CES 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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A year of trade fights and new deals

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 3, 2020
2019 was the year the United States began tearing down the rules-based system for international trade in earnest.
China's Vice Premier Liu He, second from right, shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing in March during trade negotiations.
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Inflation: Maybe it's all in our heads

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 13, 2019
It's possible that prices aren't rising much because we don't expect prices to rise much.
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Why is inflation still so low?

by Mitchell Hartman and Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 13, 2019
With the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years, wages — and prices — should be rising faster than they are.
One reason inflation is so low might be globalization.
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Few workarounds for a hamstrung WTO

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 12, 2019
The WTO’s ability to settle disputes could be damaged for some time.
A red pedestrian trafic light next to the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 10, 2019 in Geneva.
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