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Manufacturing sector still seeks route to a rebound in the New Year
Jan 6, 2017
Is there any hope for a manufacturing rebound in 2017? The signs haven’t looked great, with the dollar strong and strengthening. A strong dollar makes U.S. exports more expensive. Factories actually shed jobs in 2016. But manufacturers say they’re optimistic that a domestic stimulus package — the kind of infrastructure spending plan that President-elect Donald […]
Following the money in soccer's biggest scandal
Jun 15, 2018
Author Ken Bensinger dives into how the United States put together a case against brazen corruption in the world's most popular sport.
A helpful guide to trade terminology
by
Annie Rees
Mar 2, 2018
Definitions for a few common terms you may hear in the debate over the recently announced steel and aluminium trade tariffs.
American laborers as art at the National Portrait Gallery
by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 5, 2017
"I want people to walk away recognizing workers in their daily life ... and possibly feel a little less alone walking away," says the exhibit's co-curator.
The new tax law is working out for this manufacturing town
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Kai Ryssdal
Jan 18, 2018
The VP of Sterling Technologies in Lake City, Pennsylvania, says he already sees benefits from the tax bill.
Trump's State of the Union: Our predictions
Jan 30, 2018
Here's what we'll be listening for tonight.
What happens to a neighborhood when oil and gas companies move in next door?
Nov 2, 2017
Residents of Broomfield, Colorado are fighting to keep oil and gas drilling out of residential areas.
U.S. to end lenient policy that let legal pot flourish
Jan 4, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that has generally barred federal law enforcement officials from interfering with marijuana sales in states where the drug is legal.
The head of BlackRock just gave CEOs a talking to
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jan 17, 2018
Larry Fink, the company's chairman, issued a letter to corporate leaders urging more corporate responsibility.
Stocks repeatedly sink and recover as wild ride continues
Feb 6, 2018
The latest on markets following a global sell-off.