Economy

Economy

LA Port Will Likely Feel Effects From U.S.-China Trade War

5:59am July 09, 2018

by Laura Sydell

The port of Los Angeles braces for the fallout of the escalating trade war between China and the U.S. More than half of the goods that pass through this port are going to or coming from China.

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U.S. Soybeans Are A Prime Target For Chinese Tariffs

5:06am July 09, 2018

David Greene talks to soybean farmer Michael Petefish, head of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, about how farmers are preparing to take the hit from Chinese tariffs.

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Economy

The Call-In: Affordability

8:44am July 08, 2018

The U.S. economy is adding jobs. The unemployment rate has hit record lows. Listener Jamie Hamann and Bill Rodgers of Rutgers University talk about today's economy.

Tariff Reactions On The Northern Border

8:44am July 08, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Garry Douglas of the North Country Chamber of Commerce about how the trade war between the U.S. and Canada has affected businesses on both sides of the border.

The Steelworkers Argument For Tariffs

6:58pm July 07, 2018

Michel Martin speaks to Holly Hart of the United Steel Workers Union about its support of the administration's tariffs.

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China's Retaliatory Tariffs Hit Small Recycling Business

6:40pm July 07, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Jeff Padnos, co-owner of Padnos Recycling, about how the tariffs on China are affecting his business.

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What The Tit-For-Tat Tariffs Could Mean For The 2 Largest Economies

5:55pm July 07, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about tariffs and their impact.

Economy

Tariffs And The Soybean Business

8:07am July 07, 2018

John Heisdorffer, president of the American Soybean Association, tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer he and his fellow farmers are concerned about the tariff war.

A Sinovel wind turbine is seen in Charlestown, Mass., in 2013. U.S. District Judge James Peterson on Friday ordered Sinovel to pay restitution and fines up to $59 million for stealing trade secrets.

Economy

Judge Orders Chinese Wind-Turbine Maker To Pay $59 Million For Stealing Trade Secrets

7:23pm July 06, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

A federal criminal court had in January convicted Sinovel of paying an Austria-based employee of American Superconductor Corp. to steal the source code for software that powered wind turbines.

China, U.S. Plunge Into Trade War

6:50pm July 06, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

The U.S. has imposed 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods, including electronics and engine parts. China retaliated with tariffs of equal amount on American agricultural products.

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