May 14, 2024

Biden hits Chinese goods with new tariffs

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Targeted imports include EVs, semiconductors and steel. Plus, the new rule encouraging more long-distance power lines.

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How tariffs compare in the Biden and Trump eras

by Justin Ho

May 14, 2024

Both used tariffs to support American jobs and industries. But the Biden administration's have been higher and more targeted.

President Biden announced increased tariffs on Chinese products Tuesday. The current administration's levies are higher and more targeted than those under Donald Trump.

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How new China tariffs could affect prices for U.S. business owners, consumers

by Samantha Fields

May 14, 2024

When tariffs increase, costs often go up for business owners, who often then pass some of those increased costs along to consumers.

The Biden administration worries that importing Chinese EVs will hurt U.S. manufacturers, said Howard Gleckman with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

“It’s Jenga meets pick-up sticks, which meets slinky rubber band”

by Stephanie Hughes

May 14, 2024

Workers clearing Key Bridge debris include members of the Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, Navy and civilian salvagers.

Workers use different tools, from torches to weights, to break apart the parts of the collapsed Key Bridge.

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New federal rule aims to create more long-distance power lines

by Daniel Ackerman

May 14, 2024

We'll need the lines to connect solar and wind power to new data centers, electric cars, heat pumps and so on.

As energy demand surges, FERC's new rule will help update the nation’s aging power grid.

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211 call centers show financial strain above the poverty line

by Kai Ryssdal , Andie Corban and Aleezeh Hasan

May 14, 2024

Many callers hoping to get referrals have moderate incomes but still struggle, explains Rachel Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal.

211 call centers are "a really great window into the state of the American consumer," says The Wall Street Journal's Rachel Wolfe.

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The biggest middleman in the prescription drug supply chain now makes drugs

by Lillian Karabaic

May 14, 2024

With pharmaceutical mergers more common, the FTC is taking a hard look at pharmacy benefit managers and antitrust concerns.

In 2023, CVS founded Cordavis, a wholly owned subsidiary of CVS Health, to manufacture biosimilar prescription drugs.

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Music from the episode

"Trick Question" spring gang

"Cut It Upwards" Kelpe

"Little Push" Mocky, Liliana Andrade

"Doo Wop (That Thing)" Ms. Lauryn Hill

"Gumball Machine Weekend" Yppah

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Sofia Terenzio Assistant Producer

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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