Supreme Court to decide if gay and transgender workers are protected by Civil Rights ActBy David BrancaccioApril 24, 2019MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty ImagesAmy Howe of SCOTUSblog talks about three cases and the workplaces involved. POSTED IN: business workplace workplace discrimination LGBT rights lgbtq rights lgbt discrimination Supreme Court scotus u.s. supreme court ListenreadDownloadDownload
Popcorn producers are feeling the heat of the U.S.-China trade warBy Danielle ChiriguayoApril 24, 2019Loic Venance/AFP/Getty ImagesSales have dropped and exports are down as trade tensions drag on.POSTED IN: Economy trade popcorn popcorn industry Agriculture popcorn farmers China trade war read
What washing machine prices tell us about the impact of tariffsBy Tracey SamuelsonApril 22, 2019Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe cost of tariffs put on the appliances last year was passed on to U.S. consumers, according to new research.POSTED IN: trade trade war tariffs world washing machines ListenreadDownloadDownload
The fastest—and slowest—growing counties in the U.S. By Janet NguyenApril 19, 2019MicroStockHubCounties in Texas, North Dakota and Florida are experiencing a high rate of population growth.POSTED IN: census data U.S. Census Bureau population population growth read
Texas leads way in population growthBy Andy UhlerApril 18, 2019Doug Pensinger/Getty ImagesStrong economy and a lower cost of living are contributing to the increase in the Lone Star State.POSTED IN: texas population census U.S. Census Bureau ListenreadDownloadDownload
U.S. automakers seek advantage at Shanghai Auto ShowBy Jennifer PakApril 18, 2019Jennifer Pak/MarketplaceAmerican manufacturers are eager to win Chinese customers.POSTED IN: China US automakers carmakers auto sales car sales SUV electric cars ListenreadDownloadDownload
After a year of tariffs, steel industry deals with "chaos fatigue"By Kai Ryssdal and Bennett PurserApril 17, 2019AFP/Getty ImagesExhausted and burdened, businesses are ready for new policy on steel trade.POSTED IN: Economy business trade trade showdown tariffs China steel aluminium ListenreadDownloadDownload
China's GDP is growing faster than expected. What does that mean for trade talks?By Tracey SamuelsonApril 17, 2019Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty ImagesThe White House had argued that a weakening Chinese economy would give the U.S. an advantage in negotiations. POSTED IN: China trade war tariffs GDP china economy trade ListenreadDownloadDownload
More hurdles in place for America's farmersBy Kai Ryssdal and Liz SanchezApril 15, 2019Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesGrowers in the Midwest are coping with the trade war and bad weather.POSTED IN: Agriculture farming trade war extreme weather cold weather ListenreadDownloadDownload
