Scott Horsley
Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.
Horsley spent a decade on the White House beat, covering both the Trump and Obama administrations. Before that, he was a San Diego-based business reporter for NPR, covering fast food, gasoline prices, and the California electricity crunch of 2000. He also reported from the Pentagon during the early phases of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Before joining NPR in 2001, Horsley worked for NPR Member stations in San Diego and Tampa, as well as commercial radio stations in Boston and Concord, New Hampshire. Horsley began his professional career as a production assistant for NPR's Morning Edition.
Horsley earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and an MBA from San Diego State University. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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Facing pressure from world markets President Trump blinks on tariffs, businesses welcome that temporary tariff relief, a former top cybersecurity official is targeted by Trump as a private American.
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The stock market soared yesterday, after President Trump suspended some of his new tariffs for 90 days. But businesses are still struggling to make plans in an uncertain trading environment.
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President Trump says he will not pause tariffs as markets tumble, a look at the economics of Trump's trade war, Supreme Court rules administration can continue deportations under Alien Enemies Act.
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President Trump's trade war is rattling businesses and financial markets around the world, and many investors are eager to see an off-ramp. So what are the economics of this trade war?
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Businesses of all sizes are reeling as President Trump expands his trade war. Stock markets fell sharply on Thursday. We also gauge how small U.S. retailers are responding to the new tariffs.
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President Trump ordered steep new tariffs on imports from around the world. Economists say they could lead to higher prices and slower growth, as well as huge changes in the global economic order.
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Investors are bracing for more turbulence, as President Trump prepares to unveil a new set of tariffs on Wednesday.
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Reaction to President Trump's plan to slap a 25% tariff on imported cars has been mixed. Unionized autoworkers are cheering, but investors who own stock in auto-makers are considerably less enthusiastic.
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While Americans wrestle with a costly egg shortage, eggs are still plentiful and affordable in Canada. Our northern neighbors have been less hard hit by the avian flu outbreak.
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Jobs. Prices. GDP. The federal government keeps close tabs on these and other economic indicators. And decision-makers depend on those numbers to be reliable. But that could be a challenge, given staffing cuts and political pressure.