Business

Mary Buchzeiger, CEO of Lucerne International, says President Trump's proposed tariffs on imports could destroy her Michigan-based company, which supplies automakers with parts mostly made in China. This week, she presented her case for an exemption from

Small Business Owner Fears U.S.-China Trade War Will Destroy Her Company

11:27am May 18, 2018

by John Ydstie

Mary Buchzeiger's auto parts company may be fighting for its life if it doesn't get relief from Trump's proposed tariffs. "They're attacks on U.S. companies that are using Chinese goods," she says.

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Frozen vegetables are displayed for sale at an Aldi supermarket in Hackensack, N.J.

Frozen Food Fan? As Sales Rise, Studies Show Frozen Produce Is As Healthy As Fresh

12:46am May 18, 2018

by Allison Aubrey

The uptick is new after a multi-year sales slump. Among the benefits of frozen produce: it packs as much nutrition as fresh, but with less waste if you don't eat it right away.

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Economy

SNAP Back To Reality

5:52pm May 17, 2018

Congress may soon expand work requirements for people who receive benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But do these work requirements match the reality of work itself?

National

Fox News' Neil Cavuto Hosts 17 Hours Of Live TV A Week Despite Physical Challenges

4:36pm May 17, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Neil Cavuto is a relatively calm Fox News personality. He's a Wall Street conservative less prone to shouting than musing, a host given to letting his guests have their say. He hosts more hours of cable news than anyone else at the big three news cable channels: 17 hours of live shows a week. And he does that despite having multiple sclerosis, which prevents him from doing so much as reading from a teleprompter.

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Starbucks is closing more than 8,000 U.S. stores on the afternoon of May 29 to conduct racial-bias training.

Starbucks Training Focuses On The Evolving Study Of Unconscious Bias

3:30pm May 17, 2018

by Yuki Noguchi

Scientists and leadership trainers says it's nearly impossible to train people out of their biases, but organizations can develop ways of mitigating the effects of it. Often, it involves teamwork.

Celgene has managed to thwart several generic drugmakers who want to compete with cheaper versions of its medicines.

Health & Safety

How A Drugmaker Gamed The System To Keep Generic Competition Away

1:57pm May 17, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

Celgene Corp. has thwarted rival drugmakers eager to make cheaper versions of medicines for a form of blood cancer. Now administration officials are criticizing practices they say hold generics back.

Georgia's chicken prices were 30 to 50 percent higher than chicken prices elsewhere in 2015. Investors smelled a rat.

National

How Wall Street Brought Down Georgia's Suspicious Chicken Price Index

12:03pm May 17, 2018

by Dan Charles

When a bunch of Wall Street investors sniffed out a potential price fixing scheme in the poultry business, they bet against big chicken. Then they targeted a price index published in Georgia.

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World News

Trump, China And ZTE

10:12am May 17, 2018

President Trump says his effort to help Chinese telecommunications company ZTE is only part of a "larger trade deal." NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Robert Daly of the Wilson Center.

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NAFTA Architect On New Negotiations

10:12am May 17, 2018

David Greene talks with Carla Hills, lead U.S. architect of the original NAFTA trade agreement. She says the deal needs upgrading but it would be a mistake to tear it down.

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A souvenir shop in Windsor, England, sells wedding-themed T-shirts and other memorabilia ahead of Saturday's royal wedding.

British Businesses Hope To Cash In On Royal Wedding

10:01am May 17, 2018

by Alice Fordham

"People like them," a London souvenir shop employee says of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. "They're a bit cool, aren't they?" And, he says, "For our business, they're absolutely essential."