Does Canada need new energy partners?
· 26 min
Episode Does Canada need new energy partners?
Fuel hasn’t been touched in the trade clash between the U.S. and Canada (yet). It’s probably because the countries have an interdependent energy relationship — American refineries rely on Canadian crude; 90% of Canadian crude exports go to the U.S. But as tensions escalate, we started to wonder: Is Canada looking for alternative buyers? Also in this episode: Imported Mexican cattle could temporarily ease beef prices, Walmart bucks inflation trend by announcing grocery price cuts, and suburbia embraces factory-built homes.
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Read the stories in today’s episode:
• The U.S.-Canada trade fight has not touched oil ... yet • While grocery costs rise, Walmart announces price cuts • Manufactured housing, coming to a suburb near you • Will importing beef help bring down prices? • The behavioral economics of drought management
Links in the notes 8
- https://www.marketplace.org/newsletters
- https://www.marketplace.org/
- https://www.marketplace.org/make-a-smart-investment
- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/08/24/the-canadaus-trade-fight-hasnt-touched-oil-yet
- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/08/24/walmart-announces-price-cuts-while-grocery-costs-soar
- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/08/24/why-suburbs-are-embracing-manufactured-housing
- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/08/24/will-importing-beef-help-bring-down-prices
- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/08/24/drought-management-and-behavioral-economics
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