Economy

Car makers are feeling tariff pain: GM is the 2nd company to take a hit to profits

Camila Domonoske

The American automaker reported that tariffs cost them $1.1 billion and reduced the company's profit margin from 9% to 6.1%.

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Environment

This company wants to be the first to mine the ocean floor, with Trump's help

Daniel Ackerman

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren't America's to mine.
Economy

Canadian prime minister says U.S. trade talks resume after Canada rescinded tech tax

The Associated Press

President Trump said Friday that he was suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called "a direct and blatant attack on our country."
Economy

Here comes the bridal gown tariff

Alina Selyukh

How much extra would you pay to see your dream come true? It's always a big question for wedding-planning couples. Now, there's a new twist courtesy of U.S. trade policy.
Health

J.M. Smucker plans to remove artificial colors from its jams and other products

The Associated Press

Smucker joins a growing number of big food companies that have announced plans to eliminate artificial dyes.
Economy

Opinion: Remembering Bill Moyers

Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon remembers the astonishing career of former White House press secretary and long-time public broadcasting journalist Bill Moyers, who died this week at the age of 91.
Economy

Less bang for your buck: Even the July 4 fireworks may be hit by tariffs this year

Scott Horsley

Fans of fireworks may face higher prices this Fourth of July. That's because most fireworks are made in China and importers now have to pay tariffs of at least 30%.
Economy

Stocks climb to new record highs

Scott Horsley

Both the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq closed at record highs on Friday, as investors shrugged off trade tensions and recent fighting in the Middle East.
Environment

Solar manufacturing is booming. Advocates say it could go bust without incentives

Michael Copley

Abruptly ending tax incentives that encourage solar developers to buy American could upend a booming manufacturing sector.
National

Several countries have privatized air traffic control. Should the U.S.?

Joe Hernandez

An effort to privatize U.S. air traffic control in 2017 never took off. Now the aviation industry is uniting behind the Trump administration's plan to overhaul the system.
International

Trump says he's terminating trade talks with Canada, 'effective immediately'

Danielle Kurtzleben

The announcement on Canada follows a flurry of updates around trade talks and a suggestion by President Trump that the upcoming July 8 deadline for countries to make deals with the U.S. is moveable.