A legal setback, the retail wreck and trade talks in limbo?

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A legal setback, the retail wreck and trade talks in limbo?

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A California court just ruled Amazon can be liable for defective third-party goods sold on its marketplace. What does that mean for the future of its e-commerce business? We debate in Rapid Fire.Plus, retail sales climbed for the third straight month in July, and yet retail bankruptcies continue to rise – now totaling more than 40 this year. We explore the retail wreck.And, scheduled U.S.-China trade talks are reportedly in limbo, as tensions between the two nations continue to climb. But is the ‘phase one’ trade deal in jeopardy too? We’ll discuss.

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