Latest from Meredith Garretson Morbey

• Mar 20, 2025

  The EU continues its Big Tech crackdown

  

  From the BBC World Service: The European Commission has charged Google parent company Alphabet with breaking competition rules. Apple is facing a similar investigation.

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• Mar 19, 2025

  Signing up for Social Security may soon feel like a trip to the DMV

  

  Changes to the way we sign up for Social Security will require more people to show up to field offices in person.

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• Mar 19, 2025

  You want a hat with that “howdy, ma’am” dip

  

  So the wind doesn’t blow it off your head, of course. Today: retail lessons courtesy of business proprietors and salespeople at the Houston Rodeo.

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• Mar 19, 2025

  India looks at “safeguarding” steel tax

  

  From the BBC World Service: India’s government is planning a temporary 12% duty on finished steel imports to protect the domestic market.

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• Mar 18, 2025

  Why Forever 21 couldn’t last forever

  

  It’s time to write the obituary for a star of the fast fashion world. We’ll hear what led to Forever 21’s demise.

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• Mar 18, 2025

  A business reporter goes to the rodeo

  

  Today: economic lessons from the people responsible for serving Texas-sized food portions to nearly 2.5 million rodeo attendees.

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• Mar 18, 2025

  Is one of India’s biggest EV makers losing its spark?

  

  We’ll hear news coming from vehiclemakers Ola Electric, BYD and Audi. Plus, a Peruvian farmer takes a German energy giant to court.

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• Mar 17, 2025

  “We’re proceeding with maximum speed, with minimum visibility”

  

  Are market corrections healthy and normal? We’ll discuss with Julia Coronado, president and founder of MacroPolicy Perspectives.

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• Mar 17, 2025

  From “just-in-time” to “just-in-case” logistics

  

  For decades, importers and exporters have leaned into “just-in-time” logistics. The trade war is changing that.

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• Mar 17, 2025

  China wants to get people spending

  

  From the BBC World Service: China’s leaders have announced a “special action plan” to try and offset the impact of U.S. trade tariffs and boost domestic spending.

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