Economy

People Knowingly Donated $100,000 To Dig A Big, Pointless Hole In The Ground

4:42pm November 27, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Cards Against Humanity, maker of the game of the same name, celebrated Black Friday by digging a giant hole in the ground, funded by online donations. The company finished the dig on Sunday.

Army Corps Of Engineers Issue Dec. 5 Leave Deadline To Pipeline Protesters

9:08am November 26, 2016

The Army Corps of Engineers has told a Native American tribe in North Dakota and its supporters that it will close down a camp housing protesters against a major oil pipeline in the state.

Holiday Shoppers Expected To Spend Most Money Online

4:32pm November 25, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Early indications are that Black Friday will be healthy for retailers, But analysts say the Black Friday fever has broken. Almost all the growth in holiday retail sales are in online and mobile shopping. One in six holiday dollars will be spent online giving consumers more bargaining power.

Shawn Weekes, an American cowboy from Texas, at the Russian rodeo.

Episode 738: The Russian Rodeo

3:55pm November 25, 2016

Russia's latest ambition: To build a steak empire. On today's show, a fourth-generation American cowboy teaches Russian ranchers how to make American-style steaks. Some things get lost in translation.

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Economy

Wal-Mart's Unconventional Approach To Get People To Save: Prizes

5:57am November 25, 2016

by Sally Helm

Many Americans don't have enough savings to get through an emergency. Wal-Mart is offering a new program where you can win money by saving money.

T.J. Plenty Chief stands in front of one of the three semitrucks owned by his company, Red Road Trucking. The trucks operate in the Fort Berthold reservation oil fields, carrying everything from gravel to pipe to water needed for drilling. His business is

Upstream From Standing Rock, Tribes Balance Benefits, Risks Of Oil Industry

8:25am November 24, 2016

by Amy Sisk

Hours from Standing Rock, N.D., is another reservation, in the the Bakken oilfield's sweet spot. Drilling has brought in millions of dollars, but the tribes have environmental worries, too.

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In India, Citizens Rush To Exchange Defunct Rupee Notes

4:29pm November 23, 2016

by Stacey Vanek Smith

India recently decided to make its 500 and 1,000 rupee notes worthless overnight creating a major fallout for citizens. It's wedding season, when many families hoard cash. One man's family had to deal with exchanging a huge amount of defunct rupees.

Economy

Episode 737: 17 Deals In 17 Minutes

12:34pm November 23, 2016

We go on a madcap dash through discounts, bargains and tough tradeoffs. Like the headline says: We bring you stories of 17 deals in just 17 minutes (not counting the intro, the ad, or the credits).

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Senior Citizens Study: How Money Makes For Better Brain Functioning

6:09am November 23, 2016

by Shankar Vedantam

Research indicates that people who got more in social security payments — as a result of a congressional formula glitch in the 1970s — appear to have lower risks of developing Alzheimer's disease.

In March 2014, President Barack Obama directed Labor Secretary Tom Perez to modernize overtime protections. A federal judge Tuesday blocked implementation of the new rule set to go into effect Dec. 1

Federal Judge Blocks Obama Administration's Overtime Pay Rule

10:01pm November 22, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

About 4 million workers would have become eligible to earn overtime under the new rule set to go into effect Dec. 1. Business groups and 21 states sued. A Texas judge has now put the rule on hold.