Business

Jana Krocakova and Petra Plankova of Mamma HELP show off their new brew aimed at helping breast cancer patients undergoing chemo to "feel normal" and overcome their impaired sense of taste.

Czech Company Designs A Nonalcoholic Beer To Taste Good To Cancer Patients

3:43pm July 06, 2018

by Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas

A nonalcoholic brew joins the growing market to help chemo patients overcome the changes in their palates that make food unappealing. And it just might help them feel better, too.

A shipping container is offloaded from the Hong Kong-based ship in Oakland, Calif., last month.

China Says U.S. Has Begun 'Largest Trade War' In History, Retaliates With Tariffs

1:12pm July 06, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

At midnight, U.S. tariffs took effect on $34 billion worth of imported Chinese goods — and Beijing responded quickly. The tit for tat marks a significant escalation in the countries' trade dispute.

Joana Dudley looks at a list of job prospects at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla., in January. In the government's June jobs report, the unemployment rate ticked up to 4 percent with more people entering the labor force.

Economy

U.S. Added 213,000 Jobs In June

12:49pm July 06, 2018

by Yuki Noguchi

The government's June jobs report beat expectations with another 213,000 jobs added. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4 percent with more people entering the workforce.

World News

American Companies In China Are Concerned About Tariffs, Zarit Says

8:21am July 06, 2018

On Friday, the U.S. imposed tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports. Steve Inskeep talks to William Zarit, chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in China, about the impact of tariffs.

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World News

A Trade War Between The U.S. And China Has Begun

8:21am July 06, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

At 12:01 ET Friday, the U.S. fired the first shots in the trade war by imposing tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods. China has hit American goods with equivalent tariffs.

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Shipping containers sit on a Hong Kong-based container ship at the Port of Oakland in California last month. The cost of the tariffs is likely to ripple through the global supply chains that make up much of the trade between the U.S. and China.

Trump Aims Tariffs At Chinese Companies, But Other Firms Will Also Feel The Pain

5:37am July 06, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

A new round of tariffs began Friday. The cost of the levies is likely to ripple through the complex global supply chains that make up much of the trade between the U.S. and China.

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Flutist Elizabeth Rowe, performing as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2016.

Music & Culture

Seeking Pay Equity, Female Flutist Sues Boston Symphony Orchestra

7:18pm July 05, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The orchestra's top flutist, Elizabeth Rowe, says that she is paid substantially less than her closest counterpart — a man. Her suit may be the first filed under a new Massachusetts pay equity law.

For Young Workers In Central Appalachia Job Options Are Slim

6:50pm July 05, 2018

Despite a recent upturn in the industry, it's still difficult for young people to secure jobs working in coal. Embedded's Kelly McEvers and Chris Benderev report on a man from Central Appalachia.

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National

Philadelphia Ends Gender Segregation In Public Pools

5:17pm July 05, 2018

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation has formally ended a longstanding policy of segregating male and female swimmers by day. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Billy Penn reporter Michaela Winberg.

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A woman stands on a bridge in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris on June 24, 2018. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP) (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Economy

The Long French Goodbye

4:13pm July 05, 2018

A quirk in French labor law makes it especially difficult for a company to lay off its employees. It's a system designed to protect workers, but it also has consequences for the rest of the economy.