A summer of fewer jobs for teens

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🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

A summertime gig can be a rite of passage for many, and summer hiring of teenagers crests right about now. Seasonal jobs may be harder to find this year though amid tariffs, travel restrictions and general economic uncertainty. And when teens don't find a summer job, there can be long-term consequences. Also on the show: the Forest Service is down firefighters ahead of wildfire season and a look at what's next for cooling U.S.-China trade relations.

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1:13.0	The U.S. and China may not have repaired trade relations, but they're back on track.
1:18.7	I'm David Brancaccio in Los Angeles. U.S. and China trade negotiators have agreed to extend
1:24.0	the partial truce after two days of talks in London. The next move is up to President Trump and President Xi marketplaces Nancy Marshall-Gensar reports.
1:32.8	U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik,
1:37.0	and U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer represented the U.S. in London.
1:41.0	After the talks ended late last night, Lutnik told reporters the negotiators agreed on a framework for next steps.
1:48.3	So once the presidents approve it, we will then seek to implement it.
1:52.5	And it is a, by definition, two giant economies have lots of complex issues.
1:58.8	But we pounded through, I think we pounded through all of them,
2:01.7	and I think we've reached a framework to implement the agreements that have been reached.
2:09.1	That framework will be implementing an agreement first reached at talks last month in Geneva.
2:14.6	It's meant to resolve issues the two sides thought were settled, like China's
2:18.6	restrictions on exports of rare earth minerals to the U.S. Once that is resolved, Lutnik says the U.S.
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