Segments From This Episode

• U.S. ponders steel tariffs and retaliation risk

  by Kimberly Adams

  President Trump has made much of his plans to boost American steel, and there’s an investigation underway at the Department of Commerce to determine if the steel industry should be deemed crucial to our national security. That would pave the way for more import protections, but could also open the door to a trade war. […]

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• Digital TV needs great stories, and people need to pay for them, New Form CEO says

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  'Whoever has the audience wins.'

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• The city of Flint is broke, but its water system still needs expensive repairs

  by Annie Baxter

  A half-dozen Michigan state officials now face criminal charges for their role in the Flint water crisis. The state cut subsidies for Flint water in March, leaving residents to pay for their water at one of the highest rates in the country. Though the city’s water now meets federal quality standards for lead and copper, […]

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• All is not gloomy in retail sales

  by Reema Khrais

  There are new numbers out today that show just how much we spent on retail last month. And it was not so great. Retail sales were down 0.3 percent, which is the biggest monthly decline in more than a year. Department stores in particular have been struggling, but we wondered if there are any silver […]

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• The bond market takes interest rate hike in stride

  The Federal Reserve raised interest rates about a quarter percent today, but yields on 10-year Treasury notes have been trading just around their 2017 lows — about 2.21 percent. That’s the interest rate paid to the borrower of these notes. Yields rise when traders expect inflation to increase, and, therefore, interest rates climb. So what […]

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• Inside the booming black market for bourbon

  by Adam Allington

  

  High demand and short supply mean some labels are all but unavailable in stores.

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• Corporate landlords may be getting a boost from the government

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  We are slowly becoming a nation of renters. What does that mean for Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored backer of mortgages for individuals and investors?

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