Business Trump plans to cap credit card interest rates NPR's Eric Deggans asks Natasha Sarin, former counselor to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, about plans to cap credit card interest rates. Eric Deggans
Politics Canada's Trudeau says he had an 'excellent conversation' with Trump after tariffs threat The Canadian prime minister's meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago came after the president-elect's threat to impose tariffs on two of America's leading trade partners raised alarms. The Associated Press
Business The mood at an import expo in China is uncertain as Trump's tariff promise looms With China's economy on the ropes and President-elect Donald Trump promising steep tariffs on imports, participants in a trade fair in Shanghai face uncertainty. John Ruwitch
Environment O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, which is more sustainable: real or plasticky? It's time to discuss one of the perennial debates of the holiday season. Are real Christmas trees or their fake counterparts more eco-friendly? Alina Hartounian
Business 'Planet Money': The strange way the world's fastest microchips are made We get a rare up close look inside the Dutch company ASML, and its technology behind the most advanced microchips. Jeff Guo
Business A social media ban in Australia for children under 16 is first in the world A social media ban for children under 16 will be the first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram for allowing youth accounts. The Associated Press
Arts & Life Come for the roller coaster, stay for the shops: Can malls be fun again? Mall of America's recipe for success includes an amusement park, pop-up stores, weddings and raves. Can local malls take a page from the country's largest shopping center? Alina Selyukh
Business After years on the brink, Barnes & Noble is going for a plot twist The book chain Barnes & Noble is staging its biggest expansion in over a decade. (Story originally aired on All Things Considered on March 3, 2023. It's been updated for today's broadcast.) Alina Selyukh
Business Walmart is the latest company to roll back DEI policies Some conservative groups argue that DEI policies are themselves discriminatory and are pressuring corporations to drop them. Stephan Bisaha