Economy

Cargo containers are loaded on ships at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province in April. China said it will impose tariffs of 5 percent to 10 percent on $60 billion worth of U.S. products, starting on Monday.

China Sets Tariffs On $60 Billion In U.S. Goods, Retaliating Against U.S. Duties

12:20pm September 18, 2018

Hours after President Trump announced tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, Beijing responded with its own levies on $60 billion worth of U.S. products.

White House Adviser Navarro On Why U.S. Hit China With More Tariffs

10:42am September 18, 2018

The Trump administration is imposing $200 billion in new tariffs on China, which plans to retaliate. Steve Inskeep talks to White House adviser Peter Navarro about the escalating trade war.

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Trump Hits China With Another Round Of Import Tariffs

8:04am September 18, 2018

With President Trump imposing new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, China has promised to retaliate. Steve Inskeep talks to Jake Parker of the U.S.-China Business Council about what to expect.

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U.S. Imposes New Tariffs On $200 Billion In Chinese Imports

5:04am September 18, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

President Trump announced Monday that he is ordering 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of imports from China. It's the latest round of an escalating trade dispute between the two countries.

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A truck passes a stack of Chinese shipping containers at the Port of Savannah in Georgia in July.

Trump Sets Tariffs On $200 Billion In Imports From China

8:46pm September 17, 2018

by Avie Schneider

President Trump announced the U.S. will impose 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of imports from China. It's the latest round of an escalating trade dispute between the two countries.

Pricilla Mooseburger, one of the characters created by Tricia Manuel, a veteran clown who's seen her industry hurt by menacing depictions in popular culture.

Economy

Down Clown

5:04pm September 17, 2018

Clowns and clowning have been suffering from a chronic branding crisis for decades. Can they fix it?

10 Years After The Financial Crisis: St. Louis Autoworkers

5:12pm September 15, 2018

by Mary Leonard

Ten years after the Great Recession, we look back at autoworkers in the St. Louis area and talk about how it altered their lives and changed their futures.

Barney Frank On The Financial Crisis, 10 Years Later

8:26am September 15, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon marks the 10th anniversary of the failure of Lehman Brothers with former Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who helped craft post-crisis rules.

) Pedestrians pass the Citibank building April 17, 2006 in New York City. Citigroup announced late on November 26, 2007 that it had sold a $7.5 billion stake to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, a sovereign investment fund. The cash infusion is expected

Economy

Handle With Care

4:43pm September 14, 2018

In the midst of a deepening economic crisis, a reporter's dilemma.

Economy

10 Years Later, The Financial Crisis Still Resonates

4:31pm September 14, 2018

On the 10th anniversary of the financial crisis, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Neil Barofsky, the financial crimes lawyer who oversaw TARP, the $700-billion program created to shore up the battered banking system.

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