There's More To Look Forward To After Peaking Professionally Social scientist Arthur Brooks set out to figure out how life after 50 can be more professionally fulfilling. His advice? "Stop being an innovator and start being an instructor." Mary Louise Kelly
Why The American Shoe Disappeared And Why It's So Hard To Bring It Back Footwear companies face big costs in potential new tariffs on more Chinese imports. Almost all shoes sold in the U.S. are made overseas. Only about 200 factories remain. One man tried to change that. Alina Selyukh
From A Napkin To A White House Medal — The Path Of A Controversial Economic Idea Art Laffer receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom Wednesday. For decades, Laffer has promoted the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves, against all evidence to the contrary. Scott Horsley
Florida Wants To Import Medicine From Canada. But How Would That Work? A bill that the governor signed this month would let Florida make bulk purchases of prescription drugs from Canada. It's now law but still faces big hurdles that could keep it from becoming reality. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Brands Push Back On Partnering With Social Media Influencers Brands are expected to spend up to $10 billion by next year on social media influencers. But some companies are fighting back, accusing influencers of just trying to get something for nothing. Julie McCarthy
Businesses Ask That Latest Plan For U.S. Tariffs On China Be Scrapped President Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on an additional $300 billion worth of Chinese goods. This would mean that just about everything imported from China would be hit with a sharp levy. Jim Zarroli
Business Leaders Converge On Office Of U.S. Trade Representative Over Tariff Concerns NPR's Audie Cornish talks with American Apparel & Footwear Association CEO Rick Helfenbein about his testimony during Monday's public hearings to the U.S. Trade office concerning tariffs on China.
Shoppers Dismayed As Technical Problems Strike Target Technical issues over the weekend left shoppers at Target unable to make purchases. On Saturday, the nationwide checkout system was down, and on Sunday, there was an issue processing credit cards. Alina Selyukh
U.S. Trade Office To Hold Hearings On Planned Tariffs On China Starting Monday, the U.S. trade office holds 7 days of hearings on President Trump's plan to add new tariffs to imports from China. U.S. businesses will be able to speak out for or against the plan. Scott Horsley
How does Boeing change the subject at the Paris Air Show? All eyes will again be on Boeing when The Paris Air Show begins Monday. But the reasons will be different this year with the company's 737 Max planes still grounded after those two deadly crashes. Angela King