Economy

President Trump displays the $1.5 trillion tax cut package he had just signed on Dec. 22, 2017.

$1 Trillion Deficits To Return, National Debt To Rise, Projects CBO

6:06pm April 09, 2018

by Susan Davis

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its first 10-year economic outlook to factor in the GOP's 2017 tax cuts and a recent two-year spending deal.

Economy

Mind The Pay Gap

4:07pm April 09, 2018

Why do men still make 20 percent more than women in the U.S.?

Safety driver Jeff Runions with one of Starsky Robotics' autonomous testing trucks.

Economy

A Career Trucker Helps To Steer The Path For Self-Driving Trucks

5:53pm April 08, 2018

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

Jeff Runions has spent almost four decades in the trucking industry. Now, he's helping drive the industry's shift toward automation, as a test driver for a self-driving trucking company.

What To Make Of The Numbers From The March Jobs Report

4:48pm April 06, 2018

by Cardiff Garcia

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Cardiff Garcia, co-host of NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money, about Friday's jobs report. In it, the Labor Department cited a 4.1 percent unemployment rate.

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Economy

Where The Jobs Are

4:02pm April 06, 2018

Chinese tariffs could threaten more than 1.8 million American jobs.

2018 models of the Ford F-150 pickup truck are included in a new recall that was triggered by potential problems with the vehicles' parking equipment.

Ford Recalls 350,000 SUVs And Trucks, Citing Problems Putting Them In 'Park'

1:55pm April 06, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Drivers might not realize their vehicle isn't in park, Ford says. The recall includes 2018 models of Ford's F-150 pickup and Expedition SUV.

U.S. Economy Added Only 103,000 Jobs In March

10:20am April 06, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The American job market recorded its 90th consecutive month of net growth in March — but growth was much slower than analysts had expected.

News Brief: Sheryl Sandberg Speaks To NPR, China Responds To More Tariff Threats

7:15am April 06, 2018

NPR spoke with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg about the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Also, China says it will respond to any new tariffs proposed by President Trump.

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Is This What A Trade War Looks Like?

6:12am April 06, 2018

It started as tariffs on steel and aluminum. Are China and the U.S. now in a trade war? NPR's David Greene puts this question to Glenn Hubbard, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

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Soybeans ready for shipment and planting at a Kansas farm are one of the products at the center of the trade dispute with China.

Trump Suggests More Tariffs May Be Coming

9:50pm April 05, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Trump has told his trade representative to prepare for another round of tariffs against Chinese goods.