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Aug 2023
26m 28s

US trucking giant Yellow files for bankr...

Bbc World Service
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US trucking company Yellow has filed for bankruptcy and will be closing down. The company had received a $700mn Covid-19 relief loan from the Trump administration during the summer of 2020. So will the loan be repaid? And what does it mean for the 30,000 workers expected to lose their jobs? Also Roger Hearing finds out why Matt Healy from the British band ... Show More
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