Economy

As Trump Vows To Grow Industry, Countries Move Away From Coal

7:03pm February 20, 2017

In his campaign to become president, Donald Trump vowed to bring back coal jobs. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rob Godby, director of the Center for Energy Economics and Public Policy at the University of Wyoming, about the outlook for the coal industry in the U.S.

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China Suspends Coal Imports From North Korea

4:43pm February 20, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

China is suspending coal imports from North Korea, one of the country's economic lifelines. The Chinese government says the move is part of United Nations sanctions against North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.

While Presidents Day is a time to think of America's commanders-in-chief, it is also a time when many stores have mattress sales.

Mattress No Longer Delegated To Bottom Of Shopping List

3:40pm February 20, 2017

by Stephan Bisaha

While a new mattress was often a purchase put off as long as possible, consumers today are replacing their mattresses more often.

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Economy

Duke To Seek Rate Hikes This Summer For New Plants, Matthew Repairs, Coal Ash Costs

2:40pm February 20, 2017

by David Boraks, WFAE

Duke Energy this summer will ask North Carolina regulators to raise the rates consumers pay on their electricity bills for the first time in four years.

An IPA made by Massachusetts-based Trillium Brewing Co., which has been making hazy IPAs for four years.

The 'Haze Craze': Beer Lovers' Newfound Obsession With Murky IPAs

8:14am February 20, 2017

by Alastair Bland

East Coast brewers have been making unfiltered, unpasteurized, hazy IPAs for about a decade. Their customers love the aromas and murky look of the beers. Now, the hazy beer craze has gone national.

Facebook claims to have 1.23 billion daily users globally. Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that he wants that number to grow and for users to conduct their digital lives only on his platform.

Facebook Wants Great Power, But What About Responsibility?

2:41pm February 19, 2017

by Aarti Shahani

Mark Zuckerberg has announced a plan to make Facebook the only primary platform people use to connect to others virtually. But he fails to discuss the responsibilities that come with that power.

Ahmed Ali loves Garden City, and tells everyone, even people suggesting he go back to Africa, that he's going to grow old there, but the bomb plot gave him what he described as a flashback to the violence he left in Somalia.

A Thriving Rural Town's Winning Formula Faces New Threats Under Trump Administration

7:58am February 19, 2017

by Frank Morris

Decades ago, Garden City, Kan., embraced the meat industry, and immigrants flocked there for jobs. The city worked hard to absorb newcomers, but now its economy and diverse community are in jeopardy.

Workers load coal onto rail cars during snowfall at a railway station in Jiujiang, China, last year.

China Suspends Coal Imports From North Korea, Dealing A Blow To Pyongyang

2:51pm February 18, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

China's commerce ministry announced Saturday it will be freezing imports through the end of the year. North Korea, which does 90 percent of its business with China, relies on coal as its No. 1 export.

President Donald Trump tours the Boeing facility in North Charleston, S.C., with CEO Dennis Muilenburg (left) on Friday to see the 787 Dreamliner.

Trump Talks Jobs At Boeing Plant In South Carolina

3:59pm February 17, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The president's visit to the North Charleston plant comes after the company's employees voted against unionizing. "We want products made in America, made by American hands," he said.

Germany has banned the My Friend Cayla dolls, which are also the subject of a complaint by privacy groups in the U.S. who say the toys spy on children.

Banned In Germany: Kids' Doll Is Labeled An Espionage Device

12:24pm February 17, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The doll Cayla looks like an everyday toy and gives no notice that it collects and transmits everything it hears, German regulators say.