Secretary Of Commerce On The Trade War With China Biden Has Inherited NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo about steel and aluminum tariffs and the trade war with China that the Biden administration has inherited.
Miami Beach Business Owners Say Mayor's Curfew Is Cutting Into Their Bottom Line Miami Beach's mayor has ordered a curfew to try to stem a crush of spring breakers and limit the spread of the coronavirus. Business owners say the order is cutting into their bottom lines. Verónica Zaragovia
It 'Might Take Weeks' To Free Ship Stuck In Suez Canal, Salvage Company Says The CEO of the Dutch company Boskalis, which is working to dislodge the 1,300-foot-long ship, compared the vessel to "an enormous beached whale." Scott Neuman
Unemployment Claims Fall To Lowest Level Since Pandemic's Start Claims are still high by historical standards, but it's a sign of slow healing from the worst crisis since the Great Depression. Fed Chair Jerome Powell reflected on that earlier Thursday with NPR. Steve Inskeep
A Year After Pandemic, Fed Will Pull Back On Emergency Economic Support NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell about the economic recovery. One year ago, the Fed was creating trillions of dollars to help avoid economic collapse.
China Retaliates Against Clothing Brands After Western Sanctions Clothing companies H&M, Nike and Adidas face boycotts for their refusal to use cotton from China's Xinjiang region. Emily Feng
This year's Cadbury Easter Bunny Is A Frog Named Betty The Australian White's tree frog beat out thousands of other contestants to become the candy company's 2021 Easter bunny mascot. Betty will star in a Cadbury commercial and get a $5,000 prize.
AstraZeneca's Latest Report Supports Effectiveness Of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca has updated the data about its COVID-19 vaccine after criticism that its previous statement was based on incomplete information. The update still finds that the shot is safe and effective. Richard Harris
Keeping small businesses alive We're entering the recovery phase of the Covid pandemic. What does that mean for businesses who have spent the past year barely hanging on? Patricia Murphy
This woman traveled thousands of miles to help rescue Seattle’s economy The American Rescue Plan – all that stimulus money coming from the federal government — will give nearly a quarter billion dollars to Seattle. How will the city spend those dollars? Pamela Banks is looking at how that money could help businesses recover from the pandemic. Joshua McNichols