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That’s a headscratcher by Marketplace / Kai Ryssdal

That’s a headscratcher

from Marketplace

by Marketplace / Kai Ryssdal

Published: Wed Jan 22 2025

Show Notes

President Donald Trump’s first day back in office came with dozens of executive orders and announcements. In this episode, we dig into why some of these decisions aren’t in domestic industries’ best interests. A 25% tax on goods from Canada and Mexico could create havoc in American automakers’ spiderwebbed production chain, and plans to boost domestic oil production could actually undermine profitability. Plus: Netflix’s subscriber numbers and a steel mill byproduct is a natural form of carbon capture tech.