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News Articles: Business

The yard of a house in Chesapeake, Va., displays a sign opposing the construction of data centers.

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  • Business

Virginia is for … data centers? Residents are increasingly saying no

The world's highest concentration of data centers is in Virginia. Many residents are not happy about that.

July 17, 2025
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By:
  • Ryan Murphy and
  • Emily Feng
President Trump speaks to reporters during a meeting with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Trump floats firing the Federal Reserve chair as White House criticism boils

President Trump said it was "highly unlikely" he would fire Jerome Powell, but also said he discussed the idea with Republican lawmakers who expressed support.

July 16, 2025
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Content creator <a href="https://kiraabboud.com/"target="_blank"   >Kira Abboud</a> shows off "Rich Auntie Outfits" in a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DI_gVVfRfCE/?img_index=4"target="_blank"   >recent post</a> on her Instagram account.

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  • Arts & Life

The economy is turbulent for influencers, too — here's how you might see it online

Seesawing tariffs and turbulent financial markets are playing out on social media feeds, impacting the multibillion-dollar influencer industry in what could be a new recession indicator.

July 16, 2025
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By:
  • Kristian Monroe
NPR Headquarters in Washington, DC

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  • News

Senate set to debate cuts to NPR today. And, the effects of tariffs on inflation

The Senate voted yesterday to advance debate on a package to claw back funds allocated for public broadcasting and foreign aid. And, a report shows inflation increased in June.

July 16, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Clothing prices jumped by 1% in June, contributing to a rise in inflation during the month. Imported clothing is one area where the effects of tariffs are beginning to be felt by shoppers.

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  • Economy

Inflation heats up in June as President Trump's tariffs start to bite

Consumer prices were up 2.7% from a year ago — a larger annual increase than the month before.

July 15, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Horsley

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  • Business

Planet Money Summer School tackles political economy

In this season of Planet Money Summer School, our free economics course for your ears is tackling the biggest economic player of them all: the government.

July 15, 2025
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By:
  • Planet Money staff
This image provided by NASA shows Axiom Space crew members from the Ax-4 mission from second left, Poland's Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski, Axiom Space's Peggy Whitson, India's Shubhanshu Shukla and Hungary's Tibor Kapu aboard the International Space Station, on June 26, 2025.

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  • Space

4 astronauts splashdown on SpaceX capsule to end Axiom Space's private Ax-4 mission

The private crew included Ax-4 mission commander and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. It was her fifth trip to space and extended her record-setting duration to 695 days, the most of any American.

July 15, 2025
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By:
  • Russell Lewis
An illustration picture taken in London on May 8, 2022, shows a souvenir Tether (USDT) coin, which is one of the world's biggest stablecoins.

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  • Business

Why there's so much excitement around a cryptocurrency called stablecoin

Stablecoins are meant to be a safer type of cryptocurrency. Now, Congress is preparing some rules around it.

July 15, 2025
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By:
  • Rafael Nam
A view of high-voltage transmission towers in Houston. The law President Trump signed on July 4 ends tax incentives for wind and solar projects and is expected to drive up electricity bills across the U.S., according to a nonpartisan think tank.

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  • Climate

Power prices are expected to soar under new tax cut and spending law

In states without policies to drive renewable energy, power prices could surge as federal tax incentives for clean energy disappear, according to Energy Innovation, a think tank.

July 15, 2025
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Construction work is done around the Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17, 2024. The estimated cost of the project has jumped more than 30% in recent years, drawing criticism from the Trump administration and its allies.

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  • Economy

Why the Federal Reserve's building renovations are attracting the White House's ire

The Fed's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation is attracting mounting criticism from the Trump administration, which had been already attacking the central bank for not cutting interest rates.

July 14, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Protesters hold up an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump in response to Trump's announcement of 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods, in Sao Paulo, Thursday, July 10.

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  • Economy

Trump's Brazil tariffs are 'grotesquely illegal,' says Nobel Prize-winning economist

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman believes tariffs President Trump has threatened to impose on countries, including Mexico and Brazil, are here to stay and will cost U.S. consumers.

July 14, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Destinee Adams
A Tesla Model S in the aftermath of a fatal crash in April 2019 near Key Largo, Fla. The driver survived, but the impact killed a 22-year-old woman and severely injured her companion.

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  • National

A lawsuit against Tesla and its driver-assistance technology goes to trial in Florida

The case, which stems from a deadly crash in 2019, raises broader questions about the safety of Tesla's driver-assistance systems and whether the company has exaggerated their capabilities.

July 14, 2025
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By:
  • Joel Rose
A cargo ship loaded with containers leaves the port in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province on July 8.

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  • News

Trump to meet with NATO over Russia-Ukraine war. And, a list of Trump's tariff letters

Trump will meet with NATO's secretary-general to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war as his frustrations grow over the conflict. And, the president says the European Union and Mexico will face 30% tariffs.

July 14, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Newly-minted graduates are also encountering some storm clouds in the job market.

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  • Economy

'Panicking': Why recent college grads are struggling to find jobs

Recent college graduates are facing one of the most challenging job markets in years — with the exception of the pandemic period — even as the overall unemployment rate remains low.

July 13, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
President Donald J. Trump speaks at a roundtable discussion at the Community Emergency Operations Center in Kerrville, Texas, Friday, July 11, 2025.

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  • World

Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin August 1

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico.

July 12, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
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