'Embedded' Reports On Coal From Appalachia
Coal is booming. Coal is dying. Both sentences are true to some extent, as Kelly McEvers and Chris Benderev found out while reporting from central Appalachia for the podcast, Embedded.
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Trump Goes After Harley-Davidson On Twitter
Mary Louise Kelly talks to Chad Bown of the Peterson Institute about the spat between President Trump and Harley-Davidson. Trump says he's working with other motorcycle makers to come to the U.S.
After Delay, Trump Orders Flags At Half-Staff For Annapolis Attack
President Trump proclaimed the gesture "as a mark of solemn respect" for five people killed at the Capital Gazette newsroom. The White House had initially declined to do so, according to the city.
Glencore Shares Dive After Subpoena From Justice Department
The Swiss mining and commodities trading giant disclosed that a unit received a subpoena from the Justice Department over questions about compliance with anti-corruption and money laundering laws.
For Independence Day Fireworks, U.S. Depends On China
Nearly all the fireworks Americans will use to celebrate this Fourth of July are imported from China. But the domestic fireworks business is still booming.
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Denounces Trump Tariff Policies
Noel King talks to John Murphy, senior vice president at the chamber, about why retaliatory measures imposed in response to U.S. tariffs would raise prices, cost jobs and threaten the U.S. economy.
As Brexit Drags On, Airbus Workers In North Wales Worry About Jobs
Britain is no closer to a post-Brexit trade plan and manufacturers like Airbus are threatening to leave, endangering hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Stock Market Investors Caution Tariffs Aren't Good For Business
Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about whether tit-for-tat tariffs could trigger a recession in the U.S.
Moog Says Chinese Tariffs May Force A Move Overseas
The iconic synthesizer company sent an email asking its customers lobby North Carolina's representatives in Washington over the tariffs, set to take effect July 6.
The Problem With Unobservable Variables
The unemployment rate is already below the Federal Reserve's estimate for maximum employment. But former Fed Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin says it may still have further to fall.