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World Service,04 Nov 2025,26 mins

Supreme Court to consider legality of Donald Trump's trade war

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Ed Butler talks with the owner of a Chicago toy importer who's brought his tariff fight all the way to the Supreme Court. From Wednesday, the Supreme Court will determine whether wide-ranging import taxes imposed by President Trump are legal. Also on the show, one of America's best-known TV economists and authors, Andrew Ross Sorkin, on why he fears the AI investment boom could be a bubble. You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.

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