Business

Philip Bennett repairs machines at Mid Continent Nail in Poplar Bluff, Mo. A self-proclaimed Democrat who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, Bennett's support for the president has waned since Trump instituted steel tariffs earlier this year.

VIDEO: As Elections Loom, Workers In Trump Country Reckon With Tariffs Fallout

10:53am October 30, 2018

President Trump's steel tariffs may force America's largest nail manufacturer out of business. Despite an uncertain future, many factory workers there say they still support the president.

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Economy

Is It Time For The Fed To Say Goodbye To The Phillips Curve Theory?

7:41pm October 29, 2018

by John Ydstie

The U.S. economy is in a sweet spot, with unemployment at a near 50-year low and an inflation rate that's low and stable. But that combination — low unemployment and low inflation — has economists at the Fed wondering if a theory they've had about how the economy works is still relevant.

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A Berkshire pig at Root Down Farm in Pescadero, Calif. Californians will vote on a proposition in November that would require all pork sold in the state be from pigs raised in more spacious pens.

California Voters May Force Meat And Egg Producers Across The Country To Go Cage-Free

5:22pm October 29, 2018

by Lesley McClurg

California voters will soon decide whether to ban the sale of all veal, pork and eggs from farm animals raised in cages, even when raised in other states.

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Economy

Judgement Bonds

4:02pm October 29, 2018

Municipalities are increasingly going to the bond market to pay their court settlement costs.

A pig waste lagoon in Iroquois County, Ill.

Environment

World's Biggest Pork Producer Pledges To Cover Manure Ponds

2:45pm October 29, 2018

by Dan Charles

Smithfield Foods says it will pay farmers to cover their manure ponds with plastic on more than 1,000 U.S. farms. Those "lagoons" have become increasingly controversial.

National

A Look At Gab, The 'Free Speech' Social Site Where Synagogue Shooting Suspect Posted

3:30pm October 28, 2018

by James Doubek

The website where the synagogue shooting suspect posted anti-Semitic messages has served as a home for the far-right online in Gab's quest to have few restrictions on speech.

A Ford F-150 pickup is assembled at a plant in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 27. The economy expanded at a 3.5 percent rate in the third quarter.

U.S. Economy Grew At A 3.5 Percent Rate In 3rd Quarter

5:11pm October 26, 2018

by Avie Schneider

That's slower than the second quarter's blockbuster 4.2 percent but puts the economy on pace for the fastest annual growth in 13 years.

Economy

U.S. Economy Continues To Grow At Strong Pace, But There Are Signs Of Potential Trouble

4:59pm October 26, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

The U.S. economy grew at a strong 3.5 percent in the third quarter, powered by free spending consumers. The economy is on pace to grow at more than 3 percent this year for the first time since 2005.

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Economy

Lotteries And Happiness

4:46pm October 26, 2018

We assume that winning the lottery will make us happier. In some ways it does, in others — not so much.

New research explores how people think autonomous vehicles should handle moral dilemmas. Here, people walk in front of an autonomous taxi being demonstrated in Frankfurt, Germany, last year.

Science

Should Self-Driving Cars Have Ethics?

4:36pm October 26, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

To design a "moral machine," researchers updated a classic thought experiment for the autonomous vehicle age. But do we really want artificial intelligence making decisions on who lives or dies?