May 21, 2019

How a bartering app went brick-and-mortar with its own currency

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Home Depot and Lowe's enter the tariff tussle. Having a bank nearby could be good for your wallet. A bartering app starts taking money — its own.

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How the latest tariff hike could hit Home Depot and Lowe's

by Renata Sago

May 21, 2019

The Trump administration more than doubled tariffs on many Chinese goods.

A Home Depot store in Burbank, California is seen on February 18, 2019.

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A company that encourages bartering finds it needs ... currency

by Emma Jacobs

May 21, 2019

One Canadian company made a transition from the oldest system of commerce ... to one of the newest.

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Black Sands Bonobo

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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