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Jul 2025
12m 44s

Texas warnings, Brazil tariffs, OpenAI a...

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Texas officials have come under fire over whether they could have done more to warn people about the deadly flash flooding. U.S. President Donald Trump slaps a hefty 50 percent tariff on Brazil. And in tech, OpenAI ventures into browsing, while TikTok unveils plans for a new U.S. app. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reu ... Show More
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