Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell faced questions before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday about the effects of President Trump's trade policies. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (from left), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Council President Donald Tusk conclude their news conference at the Japan-EU summit on Tuesday in Tokyo. Koji Sasahara/AP hide caption
China's Ministry of Commerce is pursuing legal remedy against the U.S. over new tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. Here, a container ship is unloaded at the Port of Oakland in California last week after completing a voyage from China. Ben Margot/AP hide caption
While unemployment has hit record lows, there's another number that also gets a lot of attention — underemployment. LM Otero/AP hide caption
Morning dew glistens on a tobacco leaf in a field outside Rolesville, N.C. Despite a worldwide decline in production, tobacco remains North Carolina's most valuable crop. Allen Breed/AP hide caption
America, Allies And A Changing World Order
A Chinese worker looks on as a cargo ship is loaded at a port in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province, in July 2017. The United States is China's biggest single export market. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Many of Branson's dozens of extended stay motels sit alongside the same main strip as tourist attractions like music theaters and theme restaurants. Alex Smith/KCUR hide caption
Containers are transferred at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province last week. The Trump administration announced plans to levy tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods as trade tensions escalate. -/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Trump Administration Readies Tariffs On $200 Billion Of Chinese Imports
Ten states and the District of Columbia are investigating Wendy's and other fast-food chains over the use of "no poach" agreements that limit the ability of workers to switch jobs. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
An LG washing machine plant in Clarksville, Tenn., seen under construction in January, is expected to bring 600 jobs. David Lawder/Reuters hide caption
Trade War With China Heats Up, But Tariff Effects Are Already Rippling Across U.S.
Brexit Secretary David Davis arrives at Downing Street ahead of the weekly Cabinet meeting last week in London. Steve Back/Getty Images hide caption