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Jul 1, 2019

What’s behind that huge ER bill

Plus: what you need to know about the trade truce with China and Taylor Swift’s fight over the rights to her music.

Legislation on surprise medical bills would hit physician staffing industry
by Blake Farmer
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Congress is debating multiple proposals that would protect patients from surprise medical bills. But the physician staffing industry is pushing back.
Soybean commodity traders are skeptical of renewed U.S.-China trade negotiations
by Daniel Shin
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Al Kluis, managing director of Kluis Commodity Advisors, thinks traders won’t see the soybean market turn until there are real orders and action taken.
This economic expansion’s longer than the one in the 1990s. What’s changed since then?
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
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Growth is slower this time, and the rich are accruing more of the gains.
U.S. factories feel the pinch as the trade war continues
by Justin Ho
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A new report says factory activity barely grew in June, fueling concern about the trade war’s impact on U.S. manufacturing.
Big drugstore beauty brands grapple with competition and savvy consumers
by Meghan McCarty Carino
Lea Aharonovitch via Flickr
New niche brands from Korean beauty to vegan organic lines are growing faster than mainstays like CoverGirl.