The hidden power keeping wages low For decades, economists gave short shrift to the idea of monopsony — a power employers can have to suppress wages. Now a wave of research suggests it's everywhere, and a new book argues it's key to understanding today's inequality. Greg Rosalsky
She raised concerns about her company's contracts with ICE. Then she lost her job Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products. Jude Joffe-Block
3 things to know about Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh President Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve goes before a Senate committee today — but Kevin Warsh's confirmation could be held up by forces that are outside his control. Scott Horsley
The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars The Onion says it has a new deal to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's Infowars media company. If approved, the satirical news website could turn Infowars into a parody of itself. Tovia Smith
Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO The 65-year-old Cook will turn over CEO duties to Apple's head of hardware products, John Ternus, on September 1 while remaining involved with the Cupertino, California, company as executive chairman. The Associated Press
California says Amazon pressured retailers to boost prices on their websites to not undercut it Amazon used its market leverage to get companies such as Walmart to increase prices on their websites so the e-commerce giant would not be undercut by its competitors, according to a filing unsealed Monday in an ongoing lawsuit by California’s attorney general. Associated Press
Trump's labor secretary resigns amid investigation into misconduct Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who was under internal investigation, is leaving her position. She becomes the third cabinet departure of President Trump's second term. Andrea Hsu
In the American Heartland, farmers are literally betting the farm to stay in business American farmers hope the Iran ceasefire holds and fertilizer and diesel start moving through the Strait of Hormuz soon, as row crop farmers go into their fourth straight planting season in the red. Kirk Siegler
How Saudi Arabia's entertainment investments are playing out at home and abroad NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Scott Roxborough of The Hollywood Reporter about the meaning of Saudi Arabia's investment in the potential Paramount Skydance/Warner Brothers Discovery merger. Scott Detrow
Small business owners queue up for tariff refunds Business people had their fingers above the keys, ready to go, when the U.S. government launched its tariff-refund portal Monday morning. Alina Selyukh
