Caught in the Canada trade war crossfire

The Trump administration has doubled down on its trade war with our neighbors to the North — the U.S. is set to ban the import of several Canadian products, including beer and whey protein, in a few weeks. Small businesses on both sides of the border are caught in the middle. In this episode, we visit a few of them to understand how they’re coping. Plus: Banks stand to lose money as Treasury bond yields keep rising, Linkedin has changed the job hunt in this tight labor market, and we break down the week’s economic headlines.

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Read the stories in today’s episode:

• The Fed makes a move
• Rising rates mean Treasurys are worth less. That's putting pressure on banks
• As the U.S.-Canada trade war heats up, businesses find themselves caught in the crossfire
• Do you need to be a "LinkedIn lunatic" for your career?
• She sold her home, just to keep living in it