Charlotte City Council Came Close To Denying GOP Convention
A story by The Charlotte Observer on closed-door city council meetings shows how close the city came to turning away the Republican National Convention.
ECONOMY
How New Tariffs Are Impacting US Businesses
Rumblings of a trade war between the U.S. and China started in January when President Trump imposed tariffs on solar panels and washing machines.
Missouri Nail Factory Manager On Steel Tariffs
NPR's Korva Coleman speaks with Chris Pratt, operations general manager at Mid Continent Nail Corporation in Missouri about company layoffs as a result of President Trump's tariffs on steel.
Brexit, The Netherlands And Trade
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Pieter Omtzigt, Brexit rapporteur for the Dutch parliament, about Dutch plans if Britain leaves the EU with little preparation.
Republicans Make It Official: Charlotte Will Host 2020 Convention
Move over, Las Vegas. The Republican Party will host its 2020 presidential nominating convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Explaining The 'Yield Curve'
Can the yield curve predict recession, or is it a dated model? Planet Money explains.
Trump Slams Interest Rate Hikes, Ignoring Hands-Off Tradition Toward Fed
Presidents usually don't comment directly on Fed policy. But President Trump broke with that tradition Thursday, saying, "I'm not thrilled" about the Fed's interest rate increases.
Sources: Charlotte Poised To Host 2020 Republican National Convention
Charlotte is poised to host the Republican Party's 2020 presidential nominating convention.
The Economic Integration At The Northern Border
Few American and Canadian businesses are as tightly linked as Twin Rivers Paper's mills. Its mill in Edmundston, New Brunswick, makes pulp for its paper mill just over the river in Madawaska, Maine.
Fed's Powell Says A Long Trade War Could Hurt U.S. Economy
A long trade war that results in higher, broader tariffs "will be bad for our economy and for other economies too," Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said at a Senate hearing Tuesday.