Economy

Economy

Hiring Ticks Up In May — But Unemployment Rate Does, Too

10:27am June 05, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

The Labor Department said Friday that employers added 280,000 jobs. The pickup in hiring brought more people back into the workforce, which pushed the unemployment rate up a notch to 5.5 percent.

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Broke And Barred From Bankruptcy, Puerto Rico Seeks Outside Cash

7:58am June 05, 2015

by Greg Allen

It's been called the "Greece of the Caribbean." Puerto Rico is more than $72 billion in debt. But because it's not a state, it can't use bankruptcy protection to help it restructure its debt.

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Economy

IMF Recommends Fed Officials Rethink Plans To Raise Interest Rates

7:58am June 05, 2015

The U.S. economic outlook is positive, despite slower than expected growth in the first quarter. Renee Montagne talks to Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, about some of the group's recommendations.

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As Campaign Ramps Up, Clinton Courts Obama Coalition Voters

7:58am June 05, 2015

by Tamara Keith

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called for policies to make it easier for people to vote. She trying to attract young people, single women, Hispanics and African-American voters.

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President Obama says China has made inquiries about potentially joining a Trans-Pacific trade agreement in the future.

Obama Says China Could Join Already Huge Asia Trade Deal

8:59am June 04, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

If you thought the Trans-Pacific Partnership was big already — and it is — it could get even bigger, President Obama told Kai Ryssdal of "Marketplace" from American Public Media.

Economy

Ex-Employees Accuse CVS Of Racial Discrimination Against Customers

8:30am June 04, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

The pharmacy chain CVS is facing a class-action lawsuit by four former employees who accuse their supervisors of ordering them to racially profile black and Latino customers.

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Fortunate Nyakupinda earns a living by selling secondhand clothes from the back of her car.

How To Make A Living In Cash-Poor Zimbabwe

7:01pm June 03, 2015

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

The country's in crisis. But Fortunate Nyakupinda manages to earn a living by selling secondhand clothes. Although she'll be the first to tell you: A $10 profit disappears in a flash.

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Sir Topham Hatt: benevolent CEO or robber baron?

Arts
Economy

Just How Do 'Thomas & Friends' Drive Sodor's Economy?

7:34pm June 01, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

On the 70th anniversary of the books that spawned Thomas The Tank Engine, NPR's Elizabeth Blair considers the economic model of Thomas's home island of Sodor, and its elaborate railway system.

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Climate Change Meeting To Focus On Ensuring Countries Keep Commitments

4:22pm June 01, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The meeting in Bonn, Germany, comes a day after European energy companies urged countries to adopt a pricing system for carbon emissions.

IRS Reports Theft Of More Than 100,000 Taxpayers' Information

10:27pm May 31, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The IRS reports the theft of tax information through online fraud. The agency says it will give the 100,000 taxpayers affected free credit monitoring services.

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