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 (marketplace.org/story/2026/08/24/the-canadaus-…)
• While grocery costs rise, Walmart announces price cuts (marketplace.org/story/2026/08/24/walmart-annou…)
• Manufactured housing, coming to a suburb near you (marketplace.org/story/2026/08/24/why-suburbs-a…)
• Will importing beef help bring down prices? (marketplace.org/story/2026/08/24/will-importin…)
• The behavioral economics of drought management (marketplace.org/story/2026/08/24/drought-manag…)