Alexandra Byrne

New York

Intern Journalist at NBC News

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Articles

At America's last alumina refinery, a trade war spells trade-offs

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Alexandra Byrne |Travers Mackel

President Donald Trump wants to reinvigorate American industry with tariffs on metals, cars and dozens of foreign exporters. In Gramercy, Louisiana, home to the nation’s last refiner of the key material for making aluminum, locals aren’t sold on joining any such revival. “It would be a good thing to go out of business,” Barbara Dumas, 58, said of the plant she’s lived across the river from for 15 years.
U.S. stocks plunge after Trump's tariff shock to global trade

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Steve Kopack |Rob Wile |Alexandra Byrne

President Donald Trump’s rollout of sweeping tariffs on virtually all U.S. imports slammed into markets Thursday as investors issued an emphatic rebuke of his effort to reorder global trade.
As retaliatory tariffs mount, recyclers worry what goes around, comes around

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Alexandra Byrne

Andrew Lincoln often visits schools to teach kids to reduce waste in their daily lives. “It’s not anything new,” said Lincoln, who owns Lincoln Recycling in Erie, Pennsylvania. “We talk about the three Rs” — reduce, reuse, recycle. But these days, telling the full story would require Lincoln to add a few more Rs, like “retaliatory tariffs” and “reliance on foreign imports.”Some things make sense to be made overseas versus here. Andrew Lincoln, owner of lincoln recycling, erie, pa.
There’s no such thing as a fully American-made car

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Alexandra Byrne

President Donald Trump suggested over the weekend that consumers could dodge his sweeping 25% tariffs on foreign vehicles and auto parts by buying cars made entirely in the United States. The only problem: There aren’t any. “If you make your car in the United States, you’re going to make a lot of money,” he told NBC News in an interview Saturday.
Chuck E. Cheese wants to be the Costco of family fun

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Savannah Sellers |Alexandra Byrne

Chuck E. Cheese wants you to stop by as frequently as you pick up groceries, and it’s selling subscription plans to sweeten the pitch. The 47-year-old pizzeria and arcade chain has emerged from bankruptcy with renovated locations, a slew of digital upgrades and a membership program that it hopes will prove both affordable and habit-forming. The goal isn’t to be just someplace to take your kids once or twice a year for birthday parties. It’s to turn Chuck E.
Where Trump's tariffs will hit your grocery list, from avocados to frozen fish

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Jiachuan Wu |Alexandra Byrne

President Donald Trump’s suspended tariffs on many goods from Canada and Mexico are set to take hold April 2, with more import taxes on other products and countries coming soon. That means consumers may start to see price hikes at the grocery store within weeks, especially for some of the least shelf-stable items.
Wall Street turmoil rattles retirement savers, turning financial planners into therapists

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | J.J. McCorvey |Alexandra Byrne

Turmoil on Wall Street is keeping financial planners’ phones ringing as 401(k) holders watch their retirement account balances fall with the stock markets they’re tied to. For the most part, they’re being told to sit tight and breathe through it. “I’ve seen more concern and fear with clients that I’ve talked to over the last month or so than I have since the financial crisis,” said Jude Boudreaux, a senior financial planner at the Planning Center, a New Orleans-based firm.
Are socially distanced chickens laying more affordable eggs?

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Alexandra Byrne

Shoppers used to picking up the cheapest eggs at the grocery store may now be reaching for higher-end cartons. That’s because bird flu is turbocharging prices of commercially produced eggs, while farmers of pasture-raised hens — who say their practices make for more humane, sustainable and tasty eggs — have largely held their premium prices steady. Grocery shoppers may be noticing the price gap narrow or even invert, in some cases making specialty eggs cheaper than conventional ones.
The housing market’s long winter faces a slow thaw and many unknowns

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | J.J. McCorvey |Rob Wile |Alexandra Byrne

A slew of new data shows that the housing market remains largely frozen at the start of the year, posing steep challenges to President Donald Trump’s promise to thaw it. Sales of existing homes fell 4.9% from December to January, the National Association of Realtors reported Friday, a steeper drop than expected. Though the rate improved 2% last month on an annual basis, the sales pace continues to hover around 15-year lows.
Bakeries can't beat egg prices, so your cake may cost more

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Alexandra Byrne

Flour Bakery in Boston can’t make much with just its namesake ingredient; eggs are in just about everything from pies and cakes to brioche bread. With bird flu slamming into egg supplies and driving up prices, owner Joanne Chang said she’s charging 50 cents more for egg sandwiches and quiches. “We held out for as long as we could,” she said. Egg prices have soared amid major shortages because of avian influenza.