Jim Zarroli
Jim Zarroli is an NPR correspondent based in New York. He covers economics and business news.
Over the years, he has reported on recessions and booms, crashes and rallies, and a long string of tax dodgers, insider traders, and Ponzi schemers. Most recently, he has focused on trade and the job market. He also worked as part of a team covering President Trump's business interests.
Before moving into his current role, Zarroli served as a New York-based general assignment reporter for NPR News. While in this position, he reported from the United Nations and was also involved in NPR's coverage of Hurricane Katrina, the London transit bombings, and the Fukushima earthquake.
Before joining NPR in 1996, Zarroli worked for the Pittsburgh Press and wrote for various print publications.
He lives in Manhattan, loves to read, and is a devoted (but not at all fast) runner.
Zarroli grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, in a family of six kids and graduated from Pennsylvania State University.
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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to face sharp questioning as he goes before a Senate committee. Also the latest on Jussie Smollett.
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Moore, a conservative commentator and former Trump campaign adviser, has joined the president in criticizing the central bank. "The Fed is sucking the oxygen out of the economy," Moore has said. -
The government's February employment report shows that employers added 20,000 jobs — falling far below expectations. But, the unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent and wage growth was strong.
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President Trump has pushed tariffs to cut the trade gap. But the United States bought more from other countries than it sold to them last year, pushing the deficit to a level not seen since 2008. -
China's government plays a large, powerful role in how its businesses operate — giving them preferential treatment over their rivals. That's a big sticking point in U.S.-China trade talks. -
The U.S. economy expanded at a solid 2.6 percent rate during the last three months of 2018, but growth was significantly lower than it had been earlier in the year as the boost from tax cuts waned. -
The U.S. Trade Representative has spent his career warning about the problems and perils of global trade. Now, as the chief U.S. negotiator with China, he's in a position to do something about it. -
The nomination of Treasury Department official David Malpass already has generated controversy in the international development community. -
The Federal Reserve is holding off on additional rate hikes for now. This new more patient approach follows months of volatility in financial markets and signs of slowing economic growth in the U.S.
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China's dynamic economy is slowing, giving some U.S. officials confidence America will have the upper hand with China in tough trade talks. But Chinese leaders may not be inclined to make concessions.
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In Ashtabula, hometown of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, people are hoping the president's agenda brings renewed vigor to manufacturing. -
A report says the shutdown reduced federal spending by $18 billion, although most of that will be recouped now that the government has reopened.
