Chinese car industry watcher Michael Dunne explains why he thinks President Trump should not follow through on talk of letting Chinese electric vehicles be sold in the U.S.

Republican candidates in competitive states are pushing for a ban, while oil industry experts warn a ban will only make prices at the pump increase.

Concerns over inflation, the deficit, and the Iran war have driven the bond selloff, along with a global shift from savings to investment.

As the fall harvest gets underway, many farmers are in the red. While crop prices have improved somewhat since last year, operating costs have increased, led by record high diesel prices.

Housing affordability challenges are spreading to higher income brackets, according to new research, which found one in five renters struggled last year to pay for their housing in full and on time.

The cost of diesel has risen over 70% since the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Iran in February.

The cost of transporting goods is also going up, and consumers will feel it.

The U.S. gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig farmers how they did it.

John Boyd Jr., president of the National Black Farmers Association, says soaring diesel costs are deepening a farm crisis as farmers face sharply higher fuel costs in the middle of harvest season.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Kristin Duncanson, a farmer in Minnesota, about how record high fuel prices are affecting her business.