Economy

A Chinese worker looks on as a cargo ship is loaded at a port in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province, in July 2017. The United States is China's biggest single export market.

China Is Better Able To Withstand A Trade War Than In The Past

11:24am July 12, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

The United States still buys a lot of products from China, but overall China is a lot less dependent on trade than it used to be. And Beijing now has leverage over the U.S. that it once lacked.

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Conservative Family Leave Plan Gains Traction

8:51am July 12, 2018

A conservative plan for paid family leave is gaining traction from Republicans. NPR's Noel King talks with Carrie Lukas of the Independent Women's Forum about why her group is championing the program.

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Ten states and the District of Columbia are investigating Wendy's and other fast-food chains over the use of "no poach" agreements that limit the ability of workers to switch jobs.

Economy

Regulators Investigate Fast-Food Chains' Limits On Whom They Hire

3:25pm July 11, 2018

by Yuki Noguchi

Ten states and the District of Columbia are asking fast-food chains about the use of what are known as "no poach" agreements that limit the ability of workers to switch jobs.

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Many of Branson's dozens of extended stay motels sit alongside the same main strip as tourist attractions like music theaters and theme restaurants.

Caught In The Extended Stay Motel Trap

2:35pm July 11, 2018

by Alex Smith

Branson, Mo., welcomes more than eight million tourists each year, but the economic boom has passed by many of its low-wage workers who struggle to find safe and affordable housing.

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Trade War With China Heats Up

7:16am July 11, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

The Trump administration is preparing more tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports. The administration's list encompasses more than 6,000 items, including seafood, propane and toilet paper.

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Containers are transferred at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province on July 6, 2018. The Trump administration announced plans to levy tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods as trade tensions escalate.

Trump Administration Readies Tariffs On $200 Billion Of Chinese Imports

8:31pm July 10, 2018

by Asma Khalid

The administration's list includes more than 6,000 items, including seafood, propane and toilet paper.

Economy

The Fresh Market Announces It Will Close 15 Stores

3:56pm July 10, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

A Greensboro-based grocery chain, The Fresh Market, has announced it will close 15 stores around the country, including one in North Ca

An LG washing machine plant in Clarksville, Tenn., seen under construction in January, is expected to bring 600 jobs.

Trade War With China Heats Up, But Tariff Effects Are Already Rippling Across U.S.

8:34pm July 09, 2018

by Dustin Dwyer

Trade tensions have reached a boiling point with tit-for-tat tariffs between the U.S. and China. But even before these levies went into effect other tariffs were having a big impact on U.S. companies.

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Economy

The Recession Predictor, Still Predictive?

4:36pm July 09, 2018

Every time the yield curve has inverted since 1970, the economy has fallen into recession. It's getting close to inverting now, but it may no longer be the recession predictor it once was.

Brexit Secretary David Davis arrives at Downing Street ahead of the weekly Cabinet meeting last week in London.

Britain's Brexit Secretary Abruptly Quits, Throwing Deal To Leave EU In Doubt

1:41pm July 09, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Days after Prime Minister Theresa May's Cabinet hammered out a proposal for leaving the bloc, Brexit Secretary David Davis is stepping down, saying the plan leaves the U.K. in a weak position.