Economy

Panama Papers Reveal Off-Shore Accounts Held By Chinese Elites

4:26pm April 07, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Alexa Olesen, a reporter with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, about the Chinese elite off-shore accounts revealed in the Panama Papers.

For Nontraditional Families, The Tax Code Can Be Especially Confusing

3:48pm April 07, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

Tax Day falls three days later than usual this year, on April 18. Some families may need that extra time. Experts say changing family demographics are making filing taxes more complicated.

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If Carl Manlan had $2 billion, he'd invest in building a cocoa plant in Ghana to create jobs.

A Silver Lining In The Panama Papers

11:48am April 07, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

Why Africans are breathing a quiet sigh of relief in the wake of the scandal. And one man's dream of what he would do with $2 billion. It involves cocoa.

Economy

Report Says NC Lags In Upward Mobility

11:46am April 07, 2016

by Neal Charnoff

A new study says it's getting tougher for young people to get ahead in North Carolina. And it predicts the situation is likely to get worse.

New White House Rule Protects Retirement Savers From Bad Investment Advice

10:26pm April 06, 2016

by Scott Horsley

The Obama administration issued a new rule designed to safeguard retirement savings from costly and misguided investment advice. Some parts of the financial industry worked hard to block the rule, but it survived.

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Economy

Encore: Planet Money Sets Up An Offshore Company In A Tax Haven

10:26pm April 06, 2016

by Chana Joffe-Walt

The Panama Papers highlighted the world of offshore tax havens. Planet Money wondered how hard these shell companies are to set-up. This story originally aired on July 27, 2012 on Morning Edition.

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A security guard stands at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, known as the La Fortaleza, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico Passes Law That Freezes The Island's Debt Payments

3:13pm April 06, 2016

by Greg Allen

The measure delays payments on Puerto Rico's debt load, which is now more than $70 billion, until January 2017. Creditors say the measure violates prior agreements and the island's constitution.

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Big Seed: How The Industry Turned From Small-Town Firms To Global Giants

1:27pm April 06, 2016

by Dan Charles

Over the past century, small-town seed businesses have given way to global enterprises. The story of one small seed company in Nebraska helps explain what drove the transformation.

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Labor Secretary Tom Perez speaks at a governors meeting in July. Under current rules, advisers

White House To Financial Advisers: Put Savers' Interests First

9:57am April 06, 2016

The White House on Wednesday rolled out rules to force financial advisers to take on fiduciary duties. That means they must put savers' interests ahead of fees. Critics say the rules are too complex.

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Economy

PayPal Move Makes Economic Impact Of HB 2 Real

9:39am April 06, 2016

PayPal has withdrawn plans for an expansion into Charlotte because of North Carolina's new law limiting legal protections for LGBT people.

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