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May 10, 2019

Farmers thought it was going to be a good week

… until President Trump announced a tariff hike on Chinese goods.

The party balloon business rises, even without helium
by Amy Scott
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
After all, air is free.
Rihanna and LVMH announce new luxury fashion house
by Erika Beras
Photo by Caroline McCredie/Getty Images for Fenty Beauty by Rihanna
The 31-year-old star has made history (again).
Farmers hoped for a trade deal. Instead, tariffs went up
by Bennett Purser and Kai Ryssdal
JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images
A farmer shares what’s at stake without a trade deal.
Why investors seem skeptical about the ride-hailing business
by Kimberly Adams
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
People are taking a hard look at Uber’s business model.
Life on America’s rivers
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Courtesy of Melody Golding
“They hate her when they’re with her and they miss her when they’re gone” said Melody Golding, author of a new book about America’s riverboat pilots.