Manufacturers face increased costs from tariffs and are putting off hiring more workers.

A Pennsylvania pointe shoe company lost everything in a warehouse fire. U.S. trade policy is making starting over even harder.

Uncertainty still looms over manufacturers’ decisions about whether to pass on tariff costs and what to do about hiring.

The volume of containers entering U.S. ports has stagnated over continued fears regarding Trumps foreign trade policy. “Marketplace” spoke to one drayage company about how it is trying to read the tea leaves ahead of the busy summer months.

From the BBC World Service: Japanese auto exports to the United States fell by nearly a quarter last month.

For much of the past 80 years, the greenback has served as the world’s reserve currency. There are signs that’s starting to shift.

The vast majority of baby gear sold in the U.S. is made in China. Prices have already started to rise.

That’s important because consumer spending accounts for more than two-thirds of GDP.

From the BBC World Service: Last year, BYD sold more electric cars worldwide than Tesla.

President Donald Trump’s 2018 steel and aluminum tariffs made domestic production more lucrative. But higher prices will cause hardship throughout the manufacturing sector.