Business

News Brief: Trump And EU Ease Trade Tensions, Family Separation Update

5:15am July 26, 2018

President Trump and the EU Commission's Jean-Claude Juncker said they would work to remove trade barriers between the U.S. and Europe. Also, Emma Platoff of the Texas Tribune on separated families.

World News

Australia's Nine TV To Buy Publisher Fairfax For $3 Billion

2:01am July 26, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The deal would put Nine Entertainment in the driver's seat and subsume the Fairfax brand, publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald. However, it must still meet shareholder and regulatory approval.

Politics & Government

U.S. And Europe Reach Apparent Ceasefire In Trade War

11:42pm July 25, 2018

by Mara Liasson

President Trump met with the European Commission president and with farm state Republicans Wednesday. Trump's allies in rural America and U.S. allies in Europe are alarmed by his trade policies.

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Economy

The Diamond-Water Paradox

7:03pm July 25, 2018

The Diamond-Water Paradox poses the question: If we need water to survive and we don't need diamonds, why are diamonds expensive and water cheap?

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker deliver a joint statement on trade in the Rose Garden of the White House Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

Trump And EU Agree To Work Toward Zero Tariffs

6:54pm July 25, 2018

by Brian Naylor

President Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker say they will not impose further tariffs on each other as long as trade talks continue.

U.S. And Europe Take Important Step Away From Confrontation On Trade

6:42pm July 25, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the Trump administration's newly-announced trade agreement with the European Union.

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Idaho Director Of Agriculture Weighs In On Trump's Proposed Aid For Farmers

6:30pm July 25, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Idaho Director of Agriculture Celia Gould about the effects of tariffs in Idaho and the Trump administration's proposed aid package for farmers.

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Trump Announces Trade Deal With European Commission That Will Lower U.S.-Europe Tension

5:51pm July 25, 2018

by Uri Berliner

In a joint appearance in the Rose Garden, President Trump and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker announced some agreements on trade between the U.S. and the European Union.

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National

Sergio Marchionne, Charismatic CEO Of Fiat Chrysler, Dies At 66

5:51pm July 25, 2018

by Tracy Samilton

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has died at 66, following unexpected complications from surgery. He was credited with saving Chrysler after its 2009 bankruptcy and known for doing things his own way.

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Pig Farmer Weighs In On Market Uncertainty And Impact Of Tariffs

5:51pm July 25, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Gregg Hora, a pig farmer and president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, who has seen the price of pigs plummet with market uncertainty over tariffs and the meat surplus.

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