Alina Selyukh
Alina Selyukh is a business correspondent at NPR, where she follows the path of the retail and tech industries, tracking how America's biggest companies are influencing the way we spend our time, money, and energy.
Before joining NPR in October 2015, Selyukh spent five years at Reuters, where she covered tech, telecom and cybersecurity policy, campaign finance during the 2012 election cycle, health care policy and the Food and Drug Administration, and a bit of financial markets and IPOs.
Selyukh began her career in journalism at age 13, freelancing for a local television station and several newspapers in her home town of Samara in Russia. She has since reported for CNN in Moscow, ABC News in Nebraska, and NationalJournal.com in Washington, D.C. At her alma mater, Selyukh also helped in the production of a documentary for NET Television, Nebraska's PBS station.
She received a bachelor's degree in broadcasting, news-editorial and political science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Despite inflation and tariff worries, retail spending data from June shows Americans still shopping with gusto. Economists cite low unemployment, bargain hunting and tariff fatigue.
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President Trump boasted this week that his tariffs are raising "a fortune" for the U.S. government. Tariffs could also raise prices for the back-to-school and Christmas shopping seasons.
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Electronics and back-to-school supplies are expected to top many shoppers' lists.
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Italian candy giant Ferrero offered the American breakfast company a $3.1 billion deal too sweet to pass up. -
Amazon Prime Day is underway this week, and it's actually four days long. This year, it offers a gut check on the state of selling — and shopping — as President Trump's tariffs loom.
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Tariffs have entered the bridal fitting room as couples are discovering that almost all the dresses are made abroad. Many are designed in the U.S. and made in China.
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Listen up if you're hoping to upgrade your kitchen: Tariffs are coming for your refrigerators, dishwashers and other home appliances.
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Court rulings against President Trump's tariffs could spell relief for many American importers — if the decisions hold. For now, the uncertainty remains. -
Major chains are fighting two battles at once: a financial battle to keep costs low in the face of new tariffs, and a political one to avoid the president's wrath. -
Together, the two retailers will have to wade the choppy waters of new tariffs on imports, including footwear. And they'll face the growing competition from shoe brands selling directly to shoppers.
