Economy

How Globalized Capitalism Drives Worldwide Fear And Discontentment

1:53pm April 11, 2018

by Terry Gross

Author Robert Kuttner says the decline of social contracts in Western democracies has led to the rise of right-wing populism. His new book is Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?

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Bottles of single barrel bourbon are filled on the bottling line at a distillery in Kentucky, the center of the bourbon universe. But some distillers are looking to other spirits, too.

Craft Bourbon Brewers Ride The Boom, Prepare For A Bust

4:55pm April 10, 2018

by Ashlie Stevens

While there has been sustained interest in bourbon in the past several years, some craft distillers are preparing in case of a bust by investing in rum and other spirits.

Economy

Tyler Cowen Rates America

4:00pm April 10, 2018

by Cardiff Garcia

Data, the humanities, and the suburbs: Tyler returns for another round of Overrated vs. Underrated

Skinny jeans have remained the dominant style for denim for more than a decade. But denim-makers are innovating in other ways to compete with leggings and yoga pants.

Economy

Denim Companies Stretch To Compete With Leggings

12:53pm April 10, 2018

by Audie Cornish

Last year, imports of elastic knit pants surpassed imports of denim jeans for the first time. Big brands like Levi's are now changing their designs to reclaim customers.

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A federal court has sided with Aileen Rizo, who filed suit after realizing her male counterparts were being paid more. The ruling overrules a previous interpretation of the 1963 Equal Pay Act. Rizo is seen here with her daughters in a photo she provided t

Women Can't Have Prior Salaries Used Against Them, Court Says In Equal Pay Case

12:18pm April 10, 2018

by Bill Chappell

America's continuing gender pay gap is "an embarrassing reality of our economy," the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said.

When The U.S. Deports Migrants, Remittances To Family Stop

8:03am April 10, 2018

by Alice Fordham

Central American communities that have grown used to the remittances sent back from migrants living in the United States often experience a painful readjustment when the migrants are sent home.

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his opening speech at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in Boao in south China's Hainan province, on Tuesday.

Xi Says China To Lower Trade Barriers As Beijing Files WTO Complaint Against U.S.

7:18am April 10, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The Chinese president told a group of investors and regional leaders gathered in Hainan that his country would "significantly" lower tariffs on imported automobiles and other products.

President Trump displays the $1.5 trillion tax cut package he had just signed on Dec. 22, 2017.

$1 Trillion Deficits To Return, National Debt To Rise, Projects CBO

6:06pm April 09, 2018

by Susan Davis

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its first 10-year economic outlook to factor in the GOP's 2017 tax cuts and a recent two-year spending deal.

Economy

Mind The Pay Gap

4:07pm April 09, 2018

Why do men still make 20 percent more than women in the U.S.?

Safety driver Jeff Runions with one of Starsky Robotics' autonomous testing trucks.

Economy

A Career Trucker Helps To Steer The Path For Self-Driving Trucks

5:53pm April 08, 2018

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

Jeff Runions has spent almost four decades in the trucking industry. Now, he's helping drive the industry's shift toward automation, as a test driver for a self-driving trucking company.