Tough day for HOG
Jun 25, 2018

Tough day for HOG

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Harley-Davidson did something pretty remarkable today. The motorcycle company, whose executives President Donald Trump invited to the White House less than a month into his term, said it's planning to manufacture a chunk of its bikes somewhere else rather than pass along cost increases coming from the president's tariffs. We'll start today with ticker symbol HOG and look at the broader fallout. Then, we'll look at the challenges facing the modern union: Supreme Court battles, low membership and new technology that’s threatening job security in new fields every day. Plus: Why we're still talking about Sumner Redstone.

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Why we're still talking about Sumner Redstone

Jun 25, 2018
Succession planning is tricky when the plan involves never dying.
Sumner Redstone, chairman emeritus of the CBS Corporation and Viacom.
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Unions brace for Supreme Court Janus decision

Jun 25, 2018
Organized labor in Nevada is holding its own, in spite of right-to-work rules that ban charging fees to nonunion members — something the Janus case might lead to for public-sector unions nationwide.
A view of the Supreme Court at dusk in Washington, D.C.
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White House plans new measures to protect American technology

Jun 25, 2018
The Trump administration is expected to announce new restrictions on Chinese investment in U.S. technology companies later this week. The specifics are unclear. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin took to Twitter today to contradict reports that companies with at least 25 percent Chinese ownership will be barred from buying U.S. companies with “industrially significant technology.” The […]

Harley-Davidson did something pretty remarkable today. The motorcycle company, whose executives President Donald Trump invited to the White House less than a month into his term, said it’s planning to manufacture a chunk of its bikes somewhere else rather than pass along cost increases coming from the president’s tariffs. We’ll start today with ticker symbol HOG and look at the broader fallout. Then, we’ll look at the challenges facing the modern union: Supreme Court battles, low membership and new technology that’s threatening job security in new fields every day. Plus: Why we’re still talking about Sumner Redstone.

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