Federal job cuts lead to a black market boom ... for ants
Podcast: Marketplace All-in-OnePublished On: Thu Sep 04 2025
Description: There's a black market trade for everything — including ants. (Yes, even ants.) And President Donald Trump has slashed the number of federal government employees, which included entomologists focused on pest control. Today, we'll look at what the illicit ant trade looks like and the sort of environmental and financial costs that can result from invasive species. But first, Trump has his first chance at reshaping the Federal Reserve through the nomination of Stephen Miran.
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