Marketplace Morning Report

From the BBC World Service… As the world’s oldest travel-booking company collapses, how do customers and shareholders bear the impact? Plus, recommendations to cut down on meat and dairy hits small environmentally-friendly farmers.

Colt holds off on making the AR-15 due to “oversupply.” Patagonia shuts down Friday in support of the global youth climate strike. Plus, Apple launches its video game subscription service.

The U.S. and China continue trade talks, which include agriculture and Huawei. Workers around the world are walking out Friday in support of the youth climate protests and are demanding their employers allow it. Plus, Impossible Foods is trying to make it out of the restaurants and into people’s kitchens.

From the BBC World Service… India is cutting its corporate tax to one of the lowest in Asia in a bid to revive economic growth. Japan is expected to get a huge economic boost from hosting the Rugby World Cup. Plus, as climate protests take place around the world, we speak to a small U.K. business providing a sustainable alternative to the polluting effects of disposable diapers.

Why did three Fed board members dissent on the agency’s most recent interest rate cut? Facebook expands its definition of “terrorist organization” and said it will create a content moderation board. Plus, Huawei keeps pushing its products in Europe without American technology.

The Fed lowered interest rates, but not everyone was on board. The auto worker strike gets more tense as GM cuts of workers medical benefits. Plus, BET enters the streaming wars.

From the BBC World Service… Huawei’s lawyers are scheduled to appear in a Texas court where they are looking to overturn a U.S. ban on the Chinese technology giant’s equipment. Britain’s central bank is expected to stick with a wider trend in global monetary policy and hold borrowing costs steady. Plus, we explore the personal toll on the people who have to weed out illegal and disturbing content on the internet.

Is Wednesday’s all-but-certain Fed cut rate just one of several to come? Plus, Amazon announces a new, hi-def music streaming tier co-signed by Neil Young, whose own service for audiophiles barely made a sound a few years back.

The Fed steps in overnight to save the banking “repo” market. Plus, Detroit is sorting out how it will staff a new Fiat Chrysler plant in the Motor City, the first in 30 years.

From the BBC World Service… Saudi Arabia plans to show evidence that Iran was behind an unprecedented attack on its oil facilities. Sweden unveils major tax cuts in its latest budget. Plus, we tour a laboratory that grows diamonds in a matter of days.