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  He wants children's bikes made in the U.S.A. — and tariffs against his rivals

  Nearly all the bicycles sold in the United States are made overseas. An Indiana company set out to change that — and it's seeking a push from the Trump administration's tariffs.

  • Scott Horsley

• What's fueling all of the debt for the federal government?

  The federal debt continues to grow, topping $39 trillion this month. Like a shopper who buys more than he earns every week, the nation's credit card bill is compounding. Just paying the interest now costs more than every other government program except Social Security.

  • Scott Horsley

• 'Fuel hedging' once kept airline prices down. Now passengers bear the brunt

  Airlines used to do some financial magic to keep airfare down as oil prices increased, a strategy called "fuel hedging." But they stopped. Now fliers are on the hook for a lot of the difference.

  • Wailin Wong
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  Could light rail across Lake Washington make Seattle the next Copenhagen?

  It’s taken 10 years and almost $4 billion. But light rail across Lake Washington should finally open on Saturday. For riders, that means shorter commutes and faster trips to the airport, sporting events, and parks. But economists say the impact could go much further. They point to a surprising example: a bridge in Scandinavia that helped transform two struggling cities into an economic powerhouse.

  • Joshua McNichols
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  They gave her business a lifeline, then froze all her money

  A murky corner of the financial world is now the fastest-growing source of funding for small businesses. One state, Connecticut, had given these lenders unusual power. That may be about to change.

  • Alina Selyukh
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  Trump delivers farmers another financial blow with Iran war

  Some of President Trump's policies, the latest being the war in Iran, are testing his support among farmers who are being burdened with higher costs.

  • Danielle Kurtzleben

• War with Iran disrupts fertilizer exports as US farmers prepare for planting season

  Gulf states are major fertilizer producers and the war with Iran has triggered a 25% price hike, just as struggling U.S. farmers are planting corn.

  • Frank Morris

• The Iran war is impacting the global economy, and Asia is particularly vulnerable

  NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator for the Financial Times, about how the war on Iran is effecting the global economy.

  • Eric McDaniel
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  CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era

  The change is part of a round of layoffs at CBS News. When the radio service began operation in September 1927, it was a precursor to the entire CBS network. Today its top-of-the-hour news roundups are delivered to about 700 stations across the U.S.

  • The Associated Press

• Federal Reserve holds benchmark interest rate steady amid wartime uncertainty

  The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady this week. The central bank says it's too soon to know how the wartime spike in energy prices will affect overall inflation.

  • Scott Horsley

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