It’s now been three years since Charlotte City Council allowed for the creation of social districts. You know those areas where you can walk down the sidewalk while drinking alcohol. Several businesses and neighborhoods immediately expressed interest, but so far Charlotte only has one. For more on this and other business stories, Lindsey Banks of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for this week's BizWorthy.

Unemployment slightly increased in 92 of 100 counties last month according to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Officials also said in June, all 15 of the state’s metro areas, including Charlotte, experienced increases. The Rocky Mount area experienced the highest unemployment rate at 5.3% while Raleigh was the lowest at 3.4%. The statewide rate last month was 4%.

President Trump said he would pose an additional penalty on India for its trade relations with Russia, which Trump is trying to pressure over its war with Ukraine.

The U.S. economy grew this spring after a slowdown earlier this year. A report from the Commerce Department shows the nation's GDP grew at an annual rate of 3% in the second quarter of the year.

The Trump administration has effectively eliminated two rules designed to promote cleaner cars. Now, as the EPA suggests not considering carbon dioxide to be pollution, the last rule is poised to fall.

American Eagle's ad campaign featuring the 27-year-old star captured the internet's attention. An advertising expert says that means it worked and may signal a shift away from more inclusive ads.

Trump says he personally told his "very good friend Rupert Murdoch" that he had not sent a racy birthday greeting two decades ago to Jeffrey Epstein. Murdoch's Journal reported it anyway.

South Park skewered President Trump. Stephen Colbert isn't holding back. This week, comedians on Paramount-owned shows aired their grievances against both their parent company and Trump.

For most pet primates in the United States, life is marked by chronic stress, malnutrition and illness — if they survive at all. A bill in Congress would aim to make ownership of captive primates illegal in all 50 states.

Some big companies are reporting real financial pain from tariffs and economic uncertainty — but for others, business is booming.