U.S. Economy Added Only 103,000 Jobs In March
The American job market recorded its 90th consecutive month of net growth in March — but growth was much slower than analysts had expected.
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News Brief: Sheryl Sandberg Speaks To NPR, China Responds To More Tariff Threats
NPR spoke with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg about the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Also, China says it will respond to any new tariffs proposed by President Trump.
Is This What A Trade War Looks Like?
It started as tariffs on steel and aluminum. Are China and the U.S. now in a trade war? NPR's David Greene puts this question to Glenn Hubbard, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Trump Suggests More Tariffs May Be Coming
Trump has told his trade representative to prepare for another round of tariffs against Chinese goods.
Morbidity, Peak Child, And Collective Pessimism
Five interesting facts about our world that you probably didn't know.
U.S. Farmers Likely To Be Among Hardest Hit By Chinese Tariffs
China's retaliatory tariffs would hit farmers, who rely on exports to keep their business models going, harder than any other group, especially those raising hogs, nuts and fruit.
Hog Farmers Worry They'll Be Further Squeezed By China's Pork Tariffs
One farmer says he has seen hog prices drop to the point where it may cost some farmers more to raise a pig than they can sell it for — and he worries about lower sales.
China's $50 Billion Tariff Threat Targets U.S. Soybeans, Cars, Whiskey
China listed 106 items it could hit with tariffs, this time including America's biggest export to the country: soybeans.
Who Is Continuing Martin Luther King's Fight Against Poverty?
"… it is a cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps."
Stop, Collaborate, And Listen
Cross-genre musical collaboration used be a small niche in the popular music scene. Today it's verging on domination.