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August 15, 2025

Articles by Emily Roberson

Business

U.S. initiates steel, aluminum tariffs on allies, risks trade war

May 31, 2018 Emily Roberson

WASHINGTON/PARIS – Washington will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico from midnight on Thursday, ending months of uncertainty over potential exemptions and sharply escalating the risk of […]

Business

European carmaker shares drop on U.S. tariff fears

May 30, 2018 Emily Roberson

A U.S. warning it may introduce tariffs on foreign auto imports hit shares in German carmakers BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen last week, which together have a more than 90 percent share of North America’s premium […]

Article

U.S. states look to cash in on new era for sports betting

May 15, 2018 Emily Roberson

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court struck down a 1992 federal law on Monday that effectively banned commercial sports betting in most states, opening the door to legalizing the estimated $150 billion in illegal wagers […]

Business

Nucor beats profit estimates, backs Trump tariffs

April 24, 2018 Emily Roberson

REUTERS – Nucor Corp’s quarterly profit topped Wall Street estimates, and the No. 1 U.S. steelmaker by market value forecast a better second-quarter while praising the U.S. government’s move to impose tariffs on imported steel. […]

Article

UNC student launches campus safety app with common-sense appeal

April 18, 2018 Emily Roberson

SAN DIEGO – Catching up with Nina Barnett might prove difficult on most days. The UNC-CH junior drama and physics major (with a mathematics minor) is spending this semester at Kings College in London, while […]

News

Businesses seek skilled workers in evolving economy

April 11, 2018 Emily Roberson

North Carolina community colleges depend on funding from the state legislature for the majority of their revenue. For several programs crucial to employers — in fields such as health care, construction, manufacturing and public safety […]

Business

NC State alum creates app to “Uber-ize” job search

April 5, 2018 Emily Roberson

RALEIGH – Mike Youngblood’s first brush with success at NC State came when he formed a start-up business selling shoes out of his dorm room in the late 1970s. “I created my own gig before […]

Business

Eastern NC fence company sees challenges and benefits in recent metal tariffs

March 28, 2018 Emily Roberson

GOLDBORO – Seegars Fence Company has been based in Goldsboro, North Carolina since 1949. The company has benefitted from good fortune and lots of hard work over its nearly 70 years, and has grown to […]

Business

Wall Street roars back; biggest one-day gain since ’08

March 26, 2018 Emily Roberson

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street scored its best day in 2-1/2 years and the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw its third-biggest point gain ever on Monday, as trade war fears eased on reports the […]

Business

First Citizens’ Ed Willingham to serve as chairman of 2018 REX Hospital Open

February 26, 2018 Emily Roberson

CHAPEL HILL – Ed Willingham, a top executive at First Citizens Bank, one of North Carolina’s largest banks, will serve as chairman of the 2018 REX Hospital Open, the Triangle’s premier charity golf tournament. “At […]

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