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Trade is an identity issue, and Trump knows it
In politics, trade means manufacturing, and manufacturing means America -- a very particular, nostalgia-laden version of America.
Best Buy CEO says turnaround done, room to compete with Amazon
Brick-and-mortar retailers like Best Buy have closed stores and some have gone out of business over the past few years in the face of online competition and the decline of American malls.
Farmers share anxiety over trade with USDA secretary
Farmers hope they won't be collateral damage as President Trump fans concerns about a global trade war.
The teams announced Friday that Roger Griffith's last day will be April 15 and Vice President of Finance Pete Stene will be replacing him.
U.S. signs off on tariffs, angering trade partners
The administration's plan to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum has been met by near universal criticism from across the globe.
Trump commerce secretary says warnings about tariffs are overhyped
Wilbur Ross, a leading advocate for the steel and aluminum tariffs the president announced this week, told NPR's Morning Edition the tariffs' impact isn't "much of a roar."
U.S. employers went on a hiring binge in February, adding 313,000 jobs, the most in any month since July 2016, and drawing hundreds of thousands of people into the job market.
Former Starkey executive, associate convicted in fraud scheme
Federal jurors in Minneapolis Thursday convicted a former hearing aid company executive and one of his business associates in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme.
Minn. gains 2,500 jobs in January; 2017 gains cut
Minnesota's economy gained 2,500 jobs at the start of the year, but annual revisions slashed the state's 2017 job growth by 31 percent.