Trump Delays Auto Tariffs For 6 Months
The Trump administration announced Friday that it will delay tariffs on cars and auto parts imports while it negotiates trade deals with Japan and the European Union.
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Tariff Waivers Let U.S. Government Pick Winners And Losers
President Trump suggests U.S. companies hurt by China tariffs can apply for a waiver. The Department of Commerce is already dealing with thousands of exclusion requests for earlier steel tariffs.
FCC Wants Phone Companies To Start Blocking Robocalls By Default
"The American people are fed up with illegal robocalls," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said. "And we believe that we need to make it easier for phone companies to block these robocalls."
Auto Industry Waits (And Waits) To See Whether Trump Will Slap New Tariffs On Cars
President Trump's tariff tit-for-tat with China is not the only trade tension in town. The White House is weighing the possibility of tariffs on cars and car parts from Europe and Japan.
Farmers Must Give Trump Latitude To Make Trade Deals, Gov. Parson Says
NPR's Noel King talks to Missouri's GOP Gov. Mike Parson about the impact of the trade war on agriculture, which is his state's largest industry. Trump eyes another round of bailouts for farmers.
Latest Housing Boom Sparks Big Question: When Will It End?
Since 2012, home prices have risen 50 percent. Some economists call it the third housing boom in America. It's pure supply and demand but it has some people worried.
What It Would Take For U.S. Companies To Switch Supply Chains Away From China
President Trump wants manufacturers to source raw materials from outside China. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Syracuse University economist Mary Lovely about how companies could move supply chains.
How The U.S.-China Trade War Is Impacting Nebraska And Its Major Exports
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Nebraska's Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts, about the impact of the escalating U.S.-China trade war on Nebraska, a major exporter of beef, pork and soybeans to China.
Alice Rivlin, First Woman To Serve As Budget Director, Dies At Age 88
Rivlin overcame sexism in the world of economics and was a heavweight, serving as former President Bill Clinton's budget director and the first head of the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. Prepares Tariffs On Additional $300B Of Imported Chinese Goods
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative published a list of Chinese goods that would be hit with new duties, from artists' brushes to watches.