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BumRushDaShow

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14. Many of these countries actually have "nationalized" interests in the products that get exported

Reply to Jose Garcia (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 12:40 PM

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which is why I also mentioned the coffee and sugar cane.

The point being that despite how the article is parsing it, Pritzker is looking towards "divestment", which sends a message, and is why they are simply saying they are "looking into it".

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