Segments From This Episode

• Amid new wave of tariffs, the future of free trade is uncertain

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

  

  “I think free trade has been dead and probably been dead for a while and isn't looking good for any time in the near future,” said Chad Bown, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

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• Vertical integration might help companies figure out their tariff strategy

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Most retailers used to focus on selling, and left processing, manufacturing, and shipping to specialized companies. The pandemic and now tariffs have both been lessons in doing more in-house.

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• Canada's first ship carrying liquified natural gas sails to Asia

  by Daniel Ackerman

  

  The country hopes to reduce its reliance on the U.S. as a buyer of its natural gas.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• After nearly two decades, tax credits for electric vehicles will end on Sept. 30

  by Henry Epp

  

  But used EVs coming off of leases will continue to come onto the used car market.

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• A 70-hour work week? Some job listings are foregoing work-life balance

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  “I came across a number of job postings in which companies were pretty blunt about what their expectations were for hires,” said Lindsay Ellis at the Wall Street Journal. “And that if you didn't like the culture, you probably shouldn't even apply.”

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• After 30 years in the beauty industry, this cosmetologist cut the ribbon on new salon

  by Sofia Terenzio

  

  “Business has been better than I ever expected,” said Joy Schmidt, owner of Moxie Salon and Spa in Yulee, FL.

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