Business

Cast members of the NBC drama The West Wing.

Economy

Economists On Screen, Episode 3: Aaron Sorkin

1:19pm January 03, 2019

Aaron Sorkin is one of the few screenwriters who's not afraid of economics. He tried explaining the benefits of free trade in The West Wing, and took a stab at the Glass-Steagall Act in The Newsroom.

Berlin is a tech hub, but 70 percent of the city's businesses have complained to the city's Chamber of Commerce and Industry about inadequate broadband.

World News

Berlin Is A Tech Hub, So Why Are Germany's Internet Speeds So Slow?

12:13pm January 03, 2019

by Esme Nicholson

Germany is Europe's largest economy, but business leaders warn it is in danger of losing its edge because of sluggish Internet connections. The government has promised to speed things up.

Air Travelers Snag A Very Good Deal On Cathay Pacific

7:09am January 03, 2019

A ticket from Vietnam to New York usually goes for about $16,000. But on New Year's Day the airline accidentally sold business and first-class tickets for around $675.

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World News

Netflix Defends Decision To Pull 'Patriot Act' Episode In Saudi Arabia

6:39am January 03, 2019

by David Folkenflik

Netflix took down an episode of the show Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj in Saudi Arabia as an effort to comply with local law. In the show, Minhaj laces into the country's rulers.

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Education

Bennett College Needs To Raise $5 Million Or It May Lose Accreditation

5:49am January 03, 2019

Noel King talks to Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, president of Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C., about the possibility that the women-only and historically black college, may lose its accreditation.

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Economy

Stocks Begin 2019 Higher But There's No Telling How Long That Will Last

5:15am January 03, 2019

Last year's performance by financial markets was the worst in 10 years. Noel King talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the economic and political implications on the 2019 markets.

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People walk past an Apple store in Beijing in December 2018. Apple CEO cited weaker-than-expected iPhone sales in China as the company lowered its quarterly revenue estimates Wednesday.

World News

China Takes Wind Out Of Apple iPhone Sales

7:49pm January 02, 2019

by Avie Schneider

Apple cut billions from its revenue estimates amid slower sales in China. In August, Apple became the first firm worth $1 trillion, but its stock is down more than 30 percent in the past three months.

Economists Don't Expect To See Lasting Fallout From Shutdown, So Long As It Ends Soon

5:05pm January 02, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The partial government shutdown is not expected to cause lasting economic damage, unless it drags on. But forecasters are expecting slower growth for the U.S. economy in the new year.

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Economy

Even With Minimum Wage Increases, There's A Huge Gap In The Cost Of Living

4:14pm January 02, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with David Cooper, senior economic analyst for the Economic Policy Institute, about minimum wage increases in 2019.

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Mourners gathered in 2016 at a makeshift memorial in San Bernardino, Calif., for the victims of the 2015 mass shooting.

National

Judge Dismisses San Bernardino Shooting Lawsuit Against Facebook, Google, Twitter

4:04pm January 02, 2019

by Amy Held

Family members and victims of the 2015 mass shooting in California had accused the tech companies of knowingly supporting ISIS and helping the group spread its radical beliefs.