U.S. Moves Forward With More Tariffs On Chinese Goods David Greene talks to Jake Colvin — of the business group the National Foreign Trade Council — who testified at hearings held by the U.S. trade office on the next round of U.S. tariffs.
Pilots who fly for Amazon protest wages They say underpaid pilots are leaving and that's slowing down deliveries. Carolyn Adolph
Nabisco Repackages Animal Crackers Setting Wild Animals Free Lions and other wild animals are roaming free on the box for Barnum's Animals. For more than a century, the animal cracker packaging has shown the mighty beasts locked behind bars in a circus boxcar.
Bellevue's parking requirements may be holding back affordable housing Building affordable housing is hard. It's even harder in Bellevue, where parking spots are required. Joshua McNichols
To Cap? To Tax? To Regulate? West Coast Towns Tackle Short-term Rentals Hot housing markets in major cities like Seattle and Portland have pushed the cities to regulate short-term rentals like Airbnb. But small Pacific... NPR Staff
Vermont Looks To Booming Hemp Business Maple syrup, cheese and craft beer. To these Vermont products, now add hemp. Farmers in the state are increasingly growing it to extract a compound called CBD for its purported medicinal benefits.
The Role Of Lawsuits In Addressing The Opioid Crisis States are battling the pharmaceutical industry in court to curb the opioid epidemic. NPR's Jennifer Ludden asks Richard Ausness, a law professor at the University of Kentucky, about the tactic.
Tesla Stock Tumbles Again, Following CEO Elon Musk's 'NYT' Interview Tesla's stock has been dropping precipitously, following a New York Times interview, in which CEO Elon Musk described being exhausted and under immense pressure. NPR Staff
Trump Asks SEC To Study How Often Corporations Are Required To Report Earnings In a tweet, President Trump said switching from quarterly reporting to every six months would save companies money and give them more flexibility. Jim Zarroli
Walmart And Others Offer Workers Payday Loan Alternative When lower-income working Americans have an unexpected expense, many turn to high-cost loans and get in financial trouble. More employers are giving them a much cheaper way to get emergency cash. Chris Arnold