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The average American car is now more expensive than it's ever been. And guess what? Sales of new cars are falling.

Today on the show: how an economic fix helped made the deadliest job in America safer, and why people are angry about it.

The monthly jobs report. Economists watch it, financial markets move on it, but it may not be as accurate as you'd think.

The tariffs China just imposed on American-made items will cost the U.S. about 3 billion dollars a year. That's not much to the nation, but it's a big deal if you make one of the products on the list.

Trump says we have a trade deficit with Canada. He's right... and he's also wrong.

Five interesting facts about our world that you probably didn't know.

Finance is notorious for being a boys club. Marilyn Cohen has worked in the bond market for 30 years. She talks about what it takes to succeed in her field and why there aren't more women.

The TV network says Ramos has been released. Earlier it said Ramos and his crew were detained while interviewing President Nicolás Maduro. The State Department called for them to be let go.

Michael Phelps captured one last gold, his 23rd in his staggering career. On the track, Jamaica kept its stranglehold on the women's 100 meters as Elaine Thompson became the world's fastest woman.

President Bush says reforming social security will be a top priority during his second term. He wants workers to be able to divert some of their payroll taxes into private accounts. They could invest that money in stocks and bonds to save for their own retirement. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports on what privatization could mean, and how it might be done.