HUSTLE Campaign Encourages Diversity In Entrepreneurship
An event Wednesday in Winston-Salem will focus on encouraging local entrepreneurship.
Economy
As Computer Programs Choose To Buy Or Sell, Wall Street Looks To Data
Big investment firms on Wall Street are replacing human stock pickers with computer programs. That has created a big demand for data to feed into the computer programs.
Here's The Fine Print On The Country's Biggest-Ever Free College Plan
Freedom's just another word for ... a full-ride scholarship, with strings attached. New York's vast new scholarship program has brought praise, and some nitpicking.
Ford Unveils A Hybrid That Can Be Used In High-Speed Police Chases
Ford has launched a version of its Fusion hybrid that the LAPD is interested in. Previously, police departments have snubbed hybrids on the grounds they lack the juice needed to chase down bad guys.
Have An Airline Complaint? Don't Call The Airline — Tell The Dept. of Transportation
An annual study gives airlines the highest scores for quality in the 26 years the ratings have been compiled. But the ratings don't fully reflect the experience of the American air traveler.
5 Things To Know About Trump's Delay Of The Financial Adviser Rule
Americans are losing billions of dollars from retirement accounts to excessive fees. The Obama administration passed a rule to stop that. But President Trump has delayed the rule.
Wells Fargo Claws Back $75 Million More From 2 Executives Over Fake Accounts
Former CEO John Stumpf "was too slow" to realize the risk of sales practices, the bank's board says. The scandal also brought a $185 million punishment from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Has Apple Lost Its Innovation Mojo?
Apple was once considered the most innovative company in the tech sector. But by some accounts, it's being shown up by products from Amazon, Microsoft and now Samsung.
'Brave New Workers': A Texas Cowboy Finds Fortune In The Wind
What happens to workers when an industry collapses or a new technology takes off? NPR brings you stories of people adapting to a changing economy. This week: a former cowboy in the wind industry.
Are Car Insurers Making Minorities Pay Higher Premiums?
Julia Angwin of ProPublica discusses a new study that found, on average, drivers who live in white neighborhoods pay less for car insurance than those in predominantly non-white neighborhoods.