Business

Politics & Government

Rhetoric Indicates A Solution To U.S.-China Trade War Won't Happen Soon

5:40am November 22, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

Hopes for a resolution to the U.S.-China trade war at the G20 summit look increasingly dim. The U.S. says Beijing's unfair trade practices continue, and China appears to be preoccupied with Germany.

National

Gas Company Offers Holiday Feast To Those Affected By Pipeline Disaster

5:27am November 22, 2018

by Collum Borchers

Columbia Gas prepares to serve Thanksgiving dinner to people who still don't have gas service after a series of fires and explosions that are blamed on the company.

Sirota shows off a wheel of cheese with Vladimir Putin's name. He's been saving it especially for the Russian president, but so far has had no luck delivering it.

World News

In Russia, A Dairy Owner Dreams Of Delivering Cheese To Vladimir Putin

5:01am November 22, 2018

by Lucian Kim

"Normal people collect stamps and I try to give my cheese to Putin," says cheesemaker David Sirota. "I know 100 ways to get into an event with Putin but every time, his security takes away my cheese."

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Economy

The Price Of Your Turkey Dinner

5:37pm November 21, 2018

We talk turkey with the American Farm Bureau about changes in the price of Thanksgiving Dinner.

Economy

Here's What's Going On With Global Oil Markets

5:25pm November 21, 2018

by John Ydstie

Oil prices are tanking and there are many factors behind the drop. The price for one barrel of crude has fallen more than 25 percent since early October.

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National

Some New Yorkers Are Wondering What They'll Get Out Of Amazon HQ Deal

5:12pm November 21, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

Amazon is moving to New York City. It's clear what the company is getting out of it: billions of dollars in incentives. But not everyone is clear what New Yorkers will get out of the expensive deal.

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A 2017 report by the Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid found that Navient, one of its student loan servicers, often did not tell borrowers about all of their repayment options.

Student Loan Servicer Steered Some Borrowers To Higher-Cost Plans, Government Says

4:00pm November 21, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

A previously unpublished Education Department report found Navient representatives didn't always tell borrowers about repayment options. Navient says it's not required to do so, and officials agree.

Amazon boxes are scanned on conveyor belts. AI systems keep track of all items in the warehouses, which can be as vast as 1 million square feet.

Optimized Prime: How AI And Anticipation Power Amazon's 1-Hour Deliveries

8:28am November 21, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

Amazon executives often evoke magic when talking about fast shipping. Now in a race for one-hour deliveries, few retailers can afford to keep up. And few rely quite so much on artificial intelligence.

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Acting Attorney General Tied To Company Accused Of Patent Scams

6:25am November 21, 2018

by Nick Fountain

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was on the advisory board of a sham company that bilked hundreds of inventors out of nearly $26 million dollars. We examine how the scam worked.

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No Romaine Lettuce Is Safe To Eat, CDC Warns Consumers

6:24am November 21, 2018

by Dan Charles

E. coli in romaine lettuce is back. The CDC has issued a warning for people not to consume any romaine lettuce from any source as it investigates another illness outbreak tied to the leafy green.

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