This episode of Marketplace explores the economic ripple effects of Chevron’s $7 billion investment in Venezuela’s oil sector, shifting labor market dynamics amid declining immigration and retirement trends, and how rising fuel costs are pushing companies toward rail shipping. It also exa
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