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  • Aug 23, 2018

    Pepsi catches up to SodaStream’s success

    A general view at SodaStream's celebration of National Hydration Day on June 20, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.
    John Sciulli/Getty Images for SodaStream USA

    Why PepsiCo is going all in on the DIY fizz biz.

  • Aug 23, 2018

    How to start resolving U.S.-China trade tensions

    How to start resolving U.S.-China trade tensions
    MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/AFP/Getty Images

    Negotiators should seek specific policy changes, trade experts say.

  • Aug 23, 2018

    Target aims to stay competitive even after tariffs hit

    Target aims to stay competitive even after tariffs hit
    Alex Wong/Getty Images

    Shares in Target hit an all-time high after the retailer reported second-quarter profits, revenue and sales that beat analysts’ projections — and an unprecedented increase in foot traffic through its stores. Target CEO Brian Cornell is so optimistic that he isn’t even worried about the effect of increased tariffs. The retailer has “a lot of […]

  • Aug 23, 2018

    The fate of fashion in the trade war

    Proposed tariffs target apparel, including handbags and backpacks.
    Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    Apparel prices will rise a bit faster if the administration follows through on proposed Chinese tariffs, one expert says.

  • Aug 23, 2018

    For small commercial fishermen in Alaska, the business can be boom or bust

    Salmon fishermen hauling in salmon on July 1, 2015 in Newtok, Alaska.
    Andrew Burton/Getty Images

    Why one fisherman in Alaska won't leave the industry, despite the ups and downs.

  • Aug 22, 2018

    Chinese firms remain optimistic about U.S. trade

    An electric concept car by two Chinese companies displayed at the Consumer Electronics Show Asia in June 2018. The U.S. accuses China’s government of aggressively working to undermine America’s high-tech industries through unfair trade practices and industrial policies.
    Jennifer Pak/Marketplace

    Despite current tensions, many businesses expect disruption to be short-lived.

  • Aug 22, 2018

    Investors flock to previously flooded Houston neighborhoods with hopes of big returns

    In the Meyerland neighborhood in southwest Houston, Texas, house debris is still being cleared a year after Hurricane Harvey.
    Andy Uhler/Marketplace

    Some homeowners are eager to sell, but officials fear new renters will be put in harm's way.

  • Aug 22, 2018

    When data is throttled, it could mean life or death

    Firefighters noticed their communications were slow when the Mendocino Complex fire broke out. Was the difficulty in connecting due to the repeal of net neutrality rules, or just a matter of the wrong data plan? Verizon responded by suggesting an upgrade, and later apologized. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

  • Aug 22, 2018

    The downsides of low interest rates

    President Donald Trump has long favored low interest rates, which are typically a boon for real estate developers. And he has criticized the Federal Reserve and the chairman he appointed, Jerome Powell, for pursuing a policy of gradual rate hikes initiated under former Fed Chair Janet Yellen. But maintaining a loose monetary policy could be […]

  • Aug 22, 2018

    Maersk is sending a container ship through the Arctic. Here’s why.

    The container ship 'Caroline Maersk' is docked at the specialized container terminal in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan state, Mexico, on April 4, 2017.
    CASTRO SANCHEZ/AFP/Getty Images

    Next month, Danish shipping company Maersk will launch the first container ship on an Arctic Ocean route. The 3,600-container ice vessel will travel from Vladivostok in eastern Russia all the way to St. Petersburg in the west using the Northern Sea Route. That’s a shipping lane running across Russia’s northern coast. Click the audio player […]