Business

Tequila Industry Will Take A Hit If Trump Imposes Tariffs On Mexico

5:08pm June 07, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jacob Gluck of Atlanta-based Goza Tequila about how he's planning for U.S. tariffs on Mexican goods. The U.S. imported $1.4 billion of tequila in 2018.

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An F-150 pickup is assembled at a Ford plant in Dearborn, Mich., last year. Manufacturing has been a soft spot in recent months.

Hiring Slows Amid Trade Tensions, With Only 75,000 Jobs Added In May

4:50pm June 07, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The number of jobs added was well below the three-month average. Manufacturing, a key sector that is affected by trade tensions, showed weak growth. But the unemployment rate held steady, at 3.6%.

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Economy

Why The Stock Market Went Up After The Labor Department Released Weak Jobs Report

4:24pm June 07, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The stock market shot up Friday after the government released a weaker than expected employment report. How is that possible? For an answer we turn our attention to the Federal Reserve.

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The sign for a Barnes & Noble bookstore hangs above the entrance to one of its locations in Brooklyn earlier this year. The book retailer and Elliott Management Corp. announced Friday that they have agreed to a sale price of about $683 million.

Books
Arts

Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For About $683 Million

3:04pm June 07, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

That price tag includes all of the book megachain's debt. Elliott's acquisition of the largest retail bookseller in the U.S. comes less than a year after it bought Waterstones, the largest in the U.K.

Huawei employees wait for a shuttle bus at the company's campus on April 12 in Shenzhen, China. A senior Huawei official says Google is talking with the U.S. government on behalf of the Chinese telecom giant.

Huawei Chairman Hopeful Google Can Influence U.S. Officials

1:35pm June 07, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

Google is, in effect, negotiating with the Commerce Department on behalf of the Chinese telecom giant, according to the senior Huawei official.

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Politics & Government

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

12:53pm June 07, 2019

Twelve victims are dead in Virginia Beach.

One More Scoop Of Vanilla: A New Proposal Looks To Loosen Radio Ownership Rules

6:00am June 07, 2019

by Marissa Moss

A proposed change could see more radio stations ending up in the hands of fewer executives, which would have a homogenizing effect on radio dials around the U.S. The thing is, that's already happened.

Experts Question Corporate Inclusion Training

5:33am June 07, 2019

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Sephora cosmetics stores underwent training this week after singer SZA said she was racially profiled in one of their stores. Experts in the field are divided about the training's effectiveness.

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Automakers Call For One Set Of Emissions Standards

5:19am June 07, 2019

by Camila Domonoske

A long list of global automakers sent a letter to the White House on Thursday, urging the administration to reconsider plans to roll back fuel efficiency standards.

News Brief: Mexico Border Policy, Abortion Poll, Car Emissions Standards

5:19am June 07, 2019

Mexico appears willing to adopt U.S. terms on a number of key changes to its border policy. Also, a new poll on abortion, and automakers are talking about emissions standards.

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