Scott Horsley

Target reported a jump in sales during the most recent quarter and raised its outlook for the rest of the year.

The discount retailer says it saw increased demand in all categories, including groceries, beauty products, and general merchandise.

Bond yields have pulled back a bit after hitting multi-year highs on Tuesday.

Crude oil prices have also softened, but retail gasoline prices continue to climb.

AAA says the average price of regular gas rose a little more than two cents a gallon overnight.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

Target reported a jump in sales during the most recent quarter and raised its outlook for the rest of the year.

The discount retailer says it saw increased demand in all categories, including groceries, beauty products and general merchandise.

Bond yields have pulled back a bit after hitting multi-year highs on Tuesday.

Crude oil prices have also softened, but retail gasoline prices continue to climb.

AAA says the average price of regular gas rose a little more than two cents a gallon overnight.

New financial disclosure forms show President Trump made thousands of stock trades during the first few months of the year, including companies affected by his policies.

The Trump Organization says those trades are managed by third parties, with no input from Trump himself.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

The White House says the president wants reciprocity and fairness.

And to be sure, lots of countries around the world are concerned that China is distorting markets by producing too much and dumping the excess elsewhere.

Trump also wants China to buy a lot more stuff from the United States.

China has made commitments to buy more in the past and then often fallen short of those promises.

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farmers in particular have paid a price when China started buying soybeans from Brazil instead, for example.