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The logo of Japan's largest steel manufacturer Nippon Steel corporation is seen in front of the company's head office in Tokyo on April 10.

Trump to celebrate U.S. Steel deal with Japan. And, what's next for DOGE

President Trump is heading to Pittsburgh today to celebrate U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel's partnership. And, what's next for DOGE after Elon Musk's exit.

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By:
  • Brittney Melton
People walk past the U.S. Court of International Trade, Watson Courthouse, in lower Manhattan on Thursday. In a ruling that surprised many, the trade court ruled Wednesday in an opinion by a three-judge panel that a 1977 law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not grant Trump "unbounded" authority to impose the worldwide and retaliatory tariffs he has issued by executive order. Then, on Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the Trump administration's re…

Federal court keeps Trump tariffs in place — for now

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the Trump administration's request to temporarily put on hold the New York-based Court of International Trade judgment that struck down President Trump's tariffs.

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  • Danielle Kurtzleben ,
  • Scott Horsley,
  • and 1 more
Market Basket's board says it has placed CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on leave, citing allegations that he was planning a work stoppage among employees at the family-controlled supermarket chain. One of the Massachusetts-based grocer's stores is seen here in 2014, when Demoulas thwarted an attempt to force him out.

Market Basket CEO is put on leave in new spat at family-controlled supermarket chain

The board alleges that CEO Arthur T. Demoulas has been planning a work stoppage at the Massachusetts-based retailer. It also says he has "resisted an appropriate succession plan for Market Basket."

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By:
  • Bill Chappell
The screens show the foreign exchange rates at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday.

World financial markets welcome court ruling against Trump's tariffs

Financial markets welcomed a U.S. court ruling that blocks President Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.

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  • The Associated Press
Homebuilding has slowed as Americans face economic uncertainty and high mortgage rates. Here, construction workers install a lumber roof on a new home last month in Laveen, Ariz.

'We're in a holding pattern': Home sales and building slump in the face of uncertainty

Would-be homebuyers are finding lots of reasons to wait.

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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on March 26, 2025. NPR and several member stations are suing the Trump administration over an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS.

NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House

NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.

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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in southern China's Guangdong province on April 17.

Despite the pause on high tariffs, Chinese factories still face high uncertainty

A 90-day pause on triple-digit U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has left exporters and importers in a high state of uncertainty. Factory owners in China tell NPR that orders are down overall.

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By:
  • Emily Feng and
  • Aowen Cao

What makes manufacturing jobs special? The answer could help rebuild the middle class

More than half of American workers don't have a college degree. Is manufacturing a ticket for them to the middle class?

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  • Greg Rosalsky
Candace Byrdsong Williams has been a manager, a director, and a "global head" of diversity for large and small employers, mostly in the tech industry, since 2007. She was laid off last August and she has seen companies abruptly take down job postings for anything diversity-related.

Corporate America's retreat from DEI has eliminated thousands of jobs

"I just didn't think it would take this long," one veteran head of diversity, who's been job-hunting since last summer, tells NPR.

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  • Maria Aspan
The flag of Japan (right) hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange on May 5, 2008, in honor of Ryozo Kato, the ambassador of Japan to the United States at the time, ringing the opening bell.

Why Japan sees President Trump's tariffs as a 'national crisis'

Although largely paused, President Trump's tariffs present a major threat to Japan's already flagging economy.

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  • Robert Ward
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during an event with President Trump to sign executive orders regarding nuclear energy in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C..

Defense Sec. Hegseth puts new limits on press access at the Pentagon

The Pentagon restrictions on media covering the military follow a series of moves by the Trump administration to curtail press access. The changes overhaul historic access for the press.

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  • Kristin Wright
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Why 'Sell America' is trending on Wall Street

Investors are worried about the ongoing trade war — and rethinking the safety and soundness of U.S. government debt.

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By:
  • Maria Aspan
Relatives of victims hold a placard with photos of victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash in March 2019, prior to a hearing in Fort Worth, Texas, in January 2023.

DOJ confirms it has a deal with Boeing to drop prosecution over deadly 737 Max crashes

The Justice Department says it has reached an agreement in principle with Boeing to drop a criminal case over two fatal crashes of 737 Max jets, despite objections from some victims' family members.

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  • Joel Rose
President Trump takes questions from reporters in the Oval Office on May 23, 2025.

Trump threatens steep tariffs on trade with the European Union -- and on iPhones

President Trump told reporters he is ready to slap 50% tariffs on European Union products starting June 1 — and 25% tariffs on iPhones by the end of June.

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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
An employee holds a full-size prototype LMR battery cell at the General Motors Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center. GM has prototyped approximately 300 full-size LMR cells as it worked with LG Energy Solution to crack the code on the chemistry.

The great battery race: China and the U.S. compete over the future of EVs

The car you drive years in the future might run off a battery being invented in a lab today. Companies in China and the United States are racing to perfect and scale up next-generation technologies.

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By:
  • Camila Domonoske and
  • John Ruwitch