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May 20, 2018
China has more movie screens than the U.S. and is expected to exceed all of North America in box-office revenues and audiences by 2020. Its influence was evident at the Cannes Film Festival.
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May 19, 2018
New Hampshire's state-run tax free liquor stores draw in customers from across the region. They also draw in modern-day bootleggers, prompting a wave of recent arrests.
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May 19, 2018
The labels use the letters BE, for bioengineered, not GMO, which critics say could baffle consumers. One design features a smiling sun that a skeptic calls "essentially propaganda for the industry."
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May 18, 2018
Timekeeping software is becoming the standard across the U.S. And it turns out, it can be used to steal workers' wages, a few minutes at a time.
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May 18, 2018
The World Trade Organization: Can't live with it, hard to crush your trade opponents without it.
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May 18, 2018
The origin story for those duty free shops in airports go back to a port town in Ireland trying to cash in on the early days of air travel. Since then, the bargains have become much harder to believe in.
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May 18, 2018
Neil Cavuto is something of a rarity at Fox: a civil presence and a critic of the president. He also hosts 17 hours live every week despite health issues so severe he can hardly read a teleprompter.
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May 18, 2018
An antibody-based drug reduces the frequency of migraine headaches, according to data reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration. The agency approved Aimovig, priced at about $6,900 a year.
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May 18, 2018
China is one of the top exports for U.S. wine, but last month in retaliation to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, China imposed a tariff on U.S. wine, and other food and agricultural exports.
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May 18, 2018
Mary Buchzeiger's auto parts company may be fighting for its life if it doesn't get relief from Trump's proposed tariffs. "They're attacks on U.S. companies that are using Chinese goods," she says.
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May 17, 2018
The uptick is new after a multi-year sales slump. Among the benefits of frozen produce: it packs as much nutrition as fresh, but with less waste if you don't eat it right away.
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May 17, 2018
Congress may soon expand work requirements for people who receive benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But do these work requirements match the reality of work itself?
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May 17, 2018
Neil Cavuto is a relatively calm Fox News personality. He's a Wall Street conservative less prone to shouting than musing, a host given to letting his guests have their say. He hosts more hours of cable news than anyone else at the big three news cable channels: 17 hours of live shows a week. And he does that despite having multiple sclerosis, which prevents him from doing so much as reading from a teleprompter.
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May 17, 2018
The former rap mogul and current head of music at YouTube on #MeToo (sort of), Migos and his mortality.
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May 17, 2018
Scientists and leadership trainers says it's nearly impossible to train people out of their biases, but organizations can develop ways of mitigating the effects of it. Often, it involves teamwork.
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May 17, 2018
"People like them," a London souvenir shop employee says of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. "They're a bit cool, aren't they?" And, he says, "For our business, they're absolutely essential."
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May 17, 2018
NPR's David Greene interviews Germany's ambassador to the U.S., Peter Wittig, about trade, leadership and diplomacy after the U.S. pullout from the Iran nuclear deal.
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May 17, 2018
Celgene Corp. has thwarted rival drugmakers eager to make cheaper versions of medicines for a form of blood cancer. Now administration officials are criticizing practices they say hold generics back.
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May 17, 2018
When a bunch of Wall Street investors sniff out a potential price fixing scheme in the poultry business they bet against big chicken stocks. Then they try to make the prices fall by leaking documents.
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May 17, 2018
Senators released new documents related to the Russia investigation. Also, negotiators working on overhauling NAFTA can't seem to bridge the gap between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico.
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May 17, 2018
David Greene talks with Carla Hills, lead U.S. architect of the original NAFTA trade agreement. She says the deal needs upgrading but it would be a mistake to tear it down.
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May 17, 2018
President Trump says his effort to help Chinese telecommunications company ZTE is only part of a "larger trade deal." NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Robert Daly of the Wilson Center.
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May 17, 2018
When a bunch of Wall Street investors sniffed out a potential price fixing scheme in the poultry business, they bet against big chicken. Then they targeted a price index published in Georgia.
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May 16, 2018
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it's looking into a collision where a Model S plowed into another car at 60 mph. It's at least the third safety probe of Tesla since March.
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May 16, 2018
Researchers at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies say the country has used front companies and intermediaries to market products, sometimes to unwitting consumers.
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May 16, 2018
House Speaker Paul Ryan has said the effort to overhaul the treaty needs to be completed this week, but fundamental differences remain among the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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May 16, 2018
House Speaker Paul Ryan has said the effort to overhaul the treaty needs to be completed this week, but fundamental differences remain among the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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May 16, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission launched a fake website on Wednesday that mirrors many of the elements found in "initial coin offering" scams.
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May 16, 2018
Thanks to a recent Supreme Court decision, legal sports betting may be coming to a city near you.
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May 16, 2018
The streaming giant's new policy on artists who engage in 'hateful conduct' is a half-measure, but it demonstrates the power the company now wields — and the challenge it now faces.
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May 16, 2018
Several Republicans joined Democrats in voting to overturn the FCC's controversial decision. But the measure has little chance of success in the House.
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May 16, 2018
At least one Republican - Sen. Susan Collins - is likely to join Democrats' attempt to preserve net neutrality. But the measure has little chance of succeeding in the House.
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May 16, 2018
The settlements primarily involved allegations of racial bias against Fox News as well as gender bias and retaliation claims. The controlling Murdoch family hopes instead to focus on big deals ahead.
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May 16, 2018
Christopher Wylie, a former employee at the firm who blew the whistle on Cambridge Analytica's indiscretions, testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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May 16, 2018
How will the populist wave of 2016 carry into the upcoming elections?
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May 16, 2018
President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement puts the U.S. at odds with some of its closest allies. Companies rushed to do business in Iran when the agreement took effect.
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May 16, 2018
Democrats in the Senate are staging an insurgent vote to stop the repeal of net neutrality from going into effect in June. The measure faces long odds in the House.
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May 16, 2018
The Supreme Court decision allowing states to develop sports betting means gamblers may not have to travel to Vegas anymore to bet on football and baseball.
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May 16, 2018
North Korea has threatened to cancel a planned summit with President Trump and Kim Jong Un. Also, we look at what Tuesday's congressional primaries mean for elections in November.
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May 16, 2018
The Supreme Court decision allowing states to develop sports betting means gamblers may not have to travel to Vegas anymore to bet on football and baseball.
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May 16, 2018
President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement puts the U.S. at odds with some of its closest allies. Companies rushed to do business in Iran when the agreement took effect.
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May 15, 2018
Several states plan to move quickly to make sports betting legal in the wake of Monday's decision. But they will be competing with an established black market that lacks tax forms.
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May 15, 2018
Since President Trump came into office, it sometimes feels like every other week is infrastructure week. But why have there been so many?
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May 15, 2018
Interest rates are on the rise for the first time in years. What that means for the housing market is far from obvious.
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May 15, 2018
Uber says customers, drivers and employees who are sexually harassed or assaulted will no longer have to go to arbitration, which had required them to keep their stories private.
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May 15, 2018
Uber says victims of sexual assault or harassment will now have the option of going to court. The ride-hailing company will also publicly release data about sexual assaults that happen in Ubers.
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May 15, 2018
Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province, but the shirts omitted the island and other areas under international dispute. After pressure the U.S. retailer said it destroyed the shirts.
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May 15, 2018
Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province, but the shirts omitted the island and other areas under international dispute. After pressure the U.S. retailer said it destroyed the shirts.
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May 15, 2018
President Trump may be willing to ease up on ZTE, one of China's biggest telecom firms, to protect the overall economic relationship, a Beijing economist says. "The U.S. still needs China," he says.
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May 15, 2018
The co-pilot of the Sichuan Airlines flight was pulled back into the cockpit with only minor injuries. The pilot brought the Airbus down in an emergency landing, and no passengers were harmed.
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May 15, 2018
Facebook has suspended 200 apps for possible misuse of user data in their ongoing effort to protect privacy after their role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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May 15, 2018
Some former Nike employees say a jock mentality that celebrated athletics also encouraged bullying and the departure of talented women.
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May 14, 2018
The administration has plans to greatly expand investigations and audits of businesses suspected of employing illegal immigrants.
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May 14, 2018
Pedestrian deaths have spiked in the U.S. since 2010. SUVs have surged in popularity, but their design can be especially deadly for those on foot.
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May 14, 2018
What one embattled smartphone-maker can tell us about China's plan to transform its economy
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May 14, 2018
After criticism that the administration's blueprint for drug prices was vague, the secretary of health and human services zeroed in on actions that he said need only his signature.
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May 14, 2018
When Fox announced the cancellation Brooklyn Nine-Nine, fans rioted online, but were met with good news when NBC picked it up. NPR's Ari Shapiro, speaks with Indie Wire's Michael Schneider about the business of buying canceled TV shows.
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May 14, 2018
Google has introduced a future feature called "Duplex." It can make outgoing calls to schedule appointments and it has all the characteristics of real human speech. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shane Mac, CEO of Assist about the technology and the ethical questions it raises.
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May 14, 2018
More women are joining their male peers among the ranks of oyster farmers. This could be because of growing marine science programs — and a desire to have a hands-on connection with the food system.
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May 14, 2018
"Congress can regulate sports gambling directly," the court wrote in a decision released Monday, "but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own."
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May 14, 2018
"Congress can regulate sports gambling directly," the court wrote in a decision released Monday, "but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own."
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May 14, 2018
Two women with shopping carts were going to collide and both assumed the right of way. There was yelling and shoving. The younger woman's dad pushed the other woman, who cut her head on a metal shelf.
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May 14, 2018
Tony Fernandes, who founded the Kuala Lumpur-based low-cost carrier in 1993, said he 'buckled' under pressure from Prime Minister Najib Razak to back him in last week's election.
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May 14, 2018
Faith leaders are renewing Martin Luther's King's effort to demand better jobs and living conditions for the poor, by organizing demonstrations across the country to highlight the issue of poverty.
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May 14, 2018
The council is considering a corporate head tax that Amazon and Starbucks object to. Others say rising homelessness is a consequence of wealth and fast growth — one that companies should pay for.
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May 14, 2018
Trump says he is working with Chinese President Xi Jinping to get cell phone maker ZTE "back in business" after it was punished for selling U.S. technology to Iran and then violated a settlement.
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May 13, 2018
President Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen has been in the spotlight over his financial dealings. One little known portion of his finances was a taxi business.
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May 13, 2018
Women gathered on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival to bring attention to gender inequality in the film industry. NPR's Lakshmi Singh speaks with one of the demonstrators Melissa Silverstein.
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May 13, 2018
In a stunning reversal, President Trump says he's working to save jobs in China threatened by recent U.S. sanctions against the tech firm ZTE. Lakshmi Singh talks to CNET executive editor Roger Cheng.
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May 13, 2018
Despite President Trump's pledge to boost oil and gas drilling on federal land some statistics show there was more activity during the Obama administration.
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May 12, 2018
In New Orleans, activists who spoke in favor of a proposed gas plant turned out to be paid actors. Environmentalists are calling on the city council to reconsider its approval of a plant permit.
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May 12, 2018
The country's economic crisis has an unexpected effect: Employees are either quitting or regularly skipping work.
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May 11, 2018
We meet the man who invented duty free shopping and find out if these tax free stores are really saving us any money.
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May 11, 2018
Assigning a grade to a bottle of wine might seem counterintuitive, or even a little absurd, but wine scores have can have a big impact the people who sell wine — and the people who drink it.
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May 11, 2018
President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen is back in the news for accepting a $600,000 payment from AT&T for political consulting. Before this, Michael Cohen faced financial problems due to investment in taxi cab companies that have been upended by the rise of Uber and Lyft.
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May 11, 2018
Corporations paid Michael Cohen six-figure fees, apparently to fix them up with White House officials. The lobbying law has a loophole for that.
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May 11, 2018
The CEO of the telecom giant, which is trying to merge with media conglomerate Time Warner, said it now regrets hiring Michael Cohen hoping he could help clear the way.
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May 11, 2018
Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz said the company will let everyone use its bathrooms, whether they bought a drink or not. It comes after the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia location.
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May 11, 2018
Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz said the company will let everyone use its bathrooms, whether they bought a drink or not. It comes after the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia location.
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May 11, 2018
Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz said the company will let everyone use its bathrooms, whether they bought a drink or not. It comes after the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia location.
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May 11, 2018
Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz said the company will let everyone use its bathrooms, regardless of whether they buy a drink. It comes after the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia location.
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May 11, 2018
Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz said the company will let everyone use its bathrooms, regardless of whether they buy a drink. It comes after the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia location.
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May 11, 2018
The remark, attributed to Kelly Sadler, a special assistant to President Trump, was first reported by The Hill and later confirmed by The Associated Press.
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May 11, 2018
Ten years after the financial crisis, the housing market is booming again. In some metropolitan areas, only 25 percent of residents can afford to buy a home. Are we in another housing bubble?
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May 11, 2018
Ten years after the financial crisis, the housing market is booming again. In some metropolitan areas, only 25 percent of residents can afford to buy a home. Are we in another housing bubble?
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May 10, 2018
Strange unordered packages are showing up on doorsteps across the country. Often, they are the byproduct of an e-commerce scheme to influence search results rankings.
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May 10, 2018
Colleges are seeing fewer and fewer students apply every year. To try and stay solvent and attract students, they're trying all kinds of things, from lazy rivers to M&A.
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May 10, 2018
Ford Motor Company is scrambling to find another supplier that can make a key part for its highest profit vehicle, the Ford F-150 pickup, after an explosion and fire at a key parts supplier. Ford has shut down its truck plants, and it's likely there will be a ripple effect because the plant made parts for other automakers, too.
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May 10, 2018
Prosecutors say he received thousands of pieces of mail intended for the company, including checks and corporate credit cards. He is now facing federal charges.
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May 10, 2018
In the Senate, a resolution of disapproval of the FCC rule has the support of every member of the Democratic caucus, along with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Me.
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May 10, 2018
The most popular vehicle in America isn't rolling off production lines right now because of a lack of parts. Consumers won't feel the effect immediately, but it's unclear how long the halt will last.
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May 10, 2018
Ruger says that while it will produce the gun violence report, the resolution cannot "force us to change our business."
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May 10, 2018
Many of Iran's top oil importers are in Asia. South Korea is among them, but U.S. pressure to decrease oil purchases puts Seoul in a tricky position ahead of President Trump's North Korea summit.
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May 10, 2018
David Greene talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about whether oil prices are being affected by the U.S. pulling out from the Iran nuclear deal.
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May 09, 2018
The office of Students and Young Consumers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be folded into another office. Advocates are concerned about what that means for vulnerable borrowers.
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May 09, 2018
The office of Students and Young Consumers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be folded into another office. Advocates are concerned about what that means for vulnerable borrowers.
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May 09, 2018
Aircraft giant Boeing looked at deals worth billions of dollars with Iran. Now the Trump administration is preventing them as it pulls out of the nuclear agreement. But the company wasn't counting on the deals anyway.
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May 09, 2018
NBC Universal released report critical of climate at NBC News in wake of the Matt Lauer scandal, saying employees did not feel comfortable registering formal complaints. It also said current news leadership did not have knowledge of allegations.
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May 09, 2018
The company touts AI that peppers its conversation with "uh" and "hmm" to imitate the tics of human speech. Many observers took issue with how the bot apparently tricked a human on the phone.
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May 09, 2018
It's the 100th Indicator! To celebrate, we look to the future... and to alternate futures. The Indicator takes a break from economics to tackle infinity.
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