The newest round of tariffs on China imposed by the Trump administration will be damaging for American farmers, particularly soybean and corn growers, said Kimbal Musk, the restaurateur (and brother of Elon) who founded the Kitchen Restaurant Group. Because farmers can only "innovate once a year" during harvest, what they need most is certainty.
For full interview [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/kimbal-musk-optimistic-about-food-farming-tesla).
Commercial electric vehicle startup Lordstown Motors Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection nearly two months after it warned that it was in danger of failing.
As the first half of the year comes to a close, a mixed market kicks off with the Nasdaq on pace for its best quarter in nearly four decades while the stock market looks to get its first positive session in seven tries as upbeat economic data comes in.
U.S. states could face some hurdles as they experiment with road usage charging programs aimed at one day replacing motor fuel taxes, which are generating less each year, in part due to fuel efficiency and the rise of electric cars.
