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Three days into the port strike, exporters are feeling the heat. Plus, we visit a Detroit frame shop and a U.S. military base in the Marshall Islands.

Let's nerd it out!

Pulling back the curtain on the death care industry.

Will the ongoing port strike lead to food shortages? It depends on both businesses and shoppers. Plus, retailers bet on big consumer spending this holiday season, OpenAI's massive new valuation, and a "temperature check" on U.S.-China economic relations.

As we enter day three of port strikes along the East and Gulf Coasts, ports on the West Coast are fielding record high amounts of diverted cargo. Plus, reassessing the legality of election betting, and the knock-on effects of stricter new SNAP requirements for older adults.

From the BBC World Service: The Japanese stock market gains followed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba saying the time wasn't right for further increases in borrowing costs.

Reuters reporter Laila Kearney says crypto miners are losing energy contracts to the better-capitalized AI data centers. But some miners might benefit from AI's big budgets.

We compare the mark on the economy made by two presidents: Joe Biden and Lyndon Johnson.

And Kai makes a small confession.

How businesses strategically funnel cash toward political causes, what they hope to gain, and what they might be risking. Plus, the trucking industry braces for the impact of the dockworkers strike, and an antitrust case against Amazon moves forward.