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Amazon’s Competition Issue, Fate of Major Cities, Record Low Rates
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Jul 24, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
As regulators focus on breaking up big tech, an expose in the Wall Street Journal accuses Amazon of using its investments and deal-making process to launch products comparable products to put competitors out of business. A former FTC Chair and law professor weighs in. And people are leaving major US cities in droves due to the ongoing pandemic, we take a look at their fate and if they can bounce back. Plus, mortgage rates have hit record lows…good news for homebuyers, not great news for banks. We’ll tell you why.
Released:
Jul 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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