Business

How To Get Bands For Your Bucks: A Lesson In Tariffs

7:43pm March 08, 2018

by Stacey Vanek Smith

When an American rubber band company found itself losing out to foreign competition, it went in search of protection from the U.S. government. Its experience serves as a study in how a tariff comes to be.

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Bipartisan Senate Banking Bill Would Scale Back Some Dodd-Frank Regulations

7:43pm March 08, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

The Senate is working on a rare bipartisan banking bill that would scale back parts of the Dodd-Frank regulations for smaller banks. But the bill has exposed divisions among Democrats over protecting former President Obama's legacy.

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A bill passed by Florida legislators seeks to make daylight saving time year-round.

Sunshine Daydream: Florida Bill Would Make Daylight Saving Time Year-Round

6:36pm March 08, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

This weekend, most people in the U.S. will reset their clocks and spring forward. In Florida, there's a push to never fall back.

In December, New York tax department investigators seized 757 liters of untaxed liquor brought into the state in this vehicle.

Why Are New Hampshire's Tax-Free Liquor Stores Selling So Much Hennessy?

5:34pm March 08, 2018

by Todd Bookman

So much cognac is being sold that one official is asking the state attorney general to investigate whether the Liquor Commission is turning a blind eye to bootlegging and money-laundering activities.

Health insurer Cigna is looking to increase its muscle by buying Express Scripts, a leading manager of prescription benefits.

Health & Safety

Health Insurer Cigna To Pay $67 Billion For Express Scripts

5:29pm March 08, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

The proposed merger is the latest in a string of big health care business combinations, as companies within the industry look for leverage and savings.

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Trump Has Long Believed America Is A Victim Of International Trade

5:06pm March 08, 2018

President Trump has long believed other countries were taking advantage of the U.S. when it comes to trade. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Tim O'Brien, executive editor of Bloomberg View and author of Trump Nation, about the roots of Trump's views on trade.

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Economy

Some Unions Concerned About Steel Tariffs

4:36pm March 08, 2018

Steve Inskeep speaks to Ken Neumann, Canadian national director of the United Steelworkers Union, about President Trump's steel tariff proposals.

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Shoppers explore the goods on display in Ha Giang, Vietnam. The country's textile industry was expected to be one of the biggest winners from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Under the new agreement, the industry is still expected to gain — if not nearly

The TPP Is Dead. Long Live The Trans-Pacific Trade Deal

4:20pm March 08, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The U.S. pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership last year. But the remaining 11 signatories carried on, cobbling together a pact under a new name they signed Thursday. Here's how it happened.

President Trump meets with leaders of the steel and aluminum industries at the White House last week.

Trump Pits Video Game Makers Against Harshest Critics In Closed-Door Meeting

4:08pm March 08, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

After the Parkland high school shooting, the president said video games are "really shaping young people's thoughts." Then he invited makers of those games to the White House to meet with critics.

Trump Versus The Golden State

4:07pm March 08, 2018

Who would've thought the administration's first pre-emptive strike would be against California?