Time for a diesel export ban?

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• The difference between the "paper" price of Brent crude and what refiners pay for it

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  That’s a big gap between the financial world’s price of oil versus what people are actually paying to get a physical delivery of a barrel of oil.

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• Trump and Xi meet this week. What can we expect?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio

  

  President Trump and China’s Leader Xi Jinping are meeting this week. Chad Bown, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, previews what to expect from that meeting.

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• As grocery prices rise, cheese and butter get cheaper

  by Caitlin Tan

  

  Productive cows, sluggish sales to restaurants, and the protein craze are all playing roles in bringing prices down.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• "Not such a great idea": How banning diesel exports to lower prices could backfire

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Some senators and governors are calling on the Trump administration to temporarily ban diesel exports to boost domestic supply. Experts say it might not work as well as they hope.

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• As banks consolidate, some customers aren’t so sure they’re happy

  by Justin Ho

  

  Bank consolidation has been happening for decades, and its pace has sped up in recent years. Borrowers and depositors are experiencing a number of side-effects.

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