Employers added 196,000 jobs in March, bouncing back from February's weak growth, the Labor Department said Friday. The jobless rate was unchanged at nearly 50-year lows.
President Trump plans to nominate former pizza executive and GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve Board. The news comes as the Labor Department releases its monthly jobs report.
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra about his stance on the U.S. government supporting the domestic semiconductor industry and China's semiconductor ambitions.
President Trump says he plans to nominate former Godfather's Pizza CEO and GOP White House hopeful Herman Cain to a vacant spot on the Federal Reserve Board.
President Trump is pushing Mexico to stem the flow of migrants and drugs into the United States. After a year, he said, he will consider tariffs on cars or a border shutdown.
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Charlie Chesbrough, senior economist at Cox Automotive, about how a potential southern border shutdown could upend the American auto industry.
Bankruptcies for farmers in the Midwest have risen sharply. Some farmers have been hit by a trifecta of bad circumstances: trade tariff disputes, continuing low crop prices and extensive flooding.