U.S. And China Halt Trade War With Temporary Truce
The U.S. and China have called a temporary truce in their trade war, halting the increase in tariffs between the two countries — for now.
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Soybean Farmer Says Trade War With China Means Trouble For His Field
Virginia farmer John Wesley Boyd grows soybeans, and right now he has too many of them. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with him about what he believes is the impact of the U.S. trade war with China.
Trump Leaves G-20 With China Trade Truce, Plans To Cancel NAFTA Ahead Of New Pact
The deal pauses a tariff increase that had been planned to take effect New Year's Day. President Trump called the meeting with China's president "amazing and productive."
Amid Trade War With U.S., There Are Signs Of Dissent Among China's Economists
Sheng Hong of the Beijing-based Unirule Institute of Economics is one who has dared to speak up. Now authorities have shut down his think tank and he's been prevented from traveling abroad.
Trump And Chinese President Xi Look For Progress In Trade Dispute At G20 Summit
President Trump and China's President Xi may have an announcement on trade on Saturday, but it will likely be a decision to push back deadlines rather than a breakthrough agreement.
The Voyages Of The Starship Indicator
NASA has been taking a more hands-off approach to extra-planetary exploration. What will that mean for the economics of space?
USMCA: Trump Signs New Trade Agreement With Mexico And Canada To Replace NAFTA
"This has been a battle, and battles sometimes make great friendships," President Trump said as he signed the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement alongside America's closest neighbors.
Why Aren't Millennials Spending? They're Poorer Than Previous Generations, Fed Says
Millennials are less well off than members of earlier generations when they were young. They have lower earnings, fewer assets and less wealth, a new Federal Reserve study says.
Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell Is Not Happy With GM's Elimination Of So Many Jobs
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., about the General Motors job cuts and what they mean for the industry and American auto workers.