Nasdaq Sees Biggest Single-Day Loss In 7 Years
U.S. stocks moved sharply lower in later afternoon trading on Wednesday. The Dow lost more than 600 points. The major U.S. indexes are all negative on the year now.
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Will The Killing Of Jamal Khashoggi Deter Businesses From Investing In Saudi Arabia?
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with New York Times reporter Alan Rappeport, who is at an investment conference in Riyadh. The killing prompted many Western CEOs to cancel plans to attend this gathering.
Home Sales Are Dropping — Could The Housing Market Finally Be Cooling Off?
Sales of new U.S. homes fell 5.5 percent in September, marking a new two-year low and the fourth consecutive monthly drop. The changes suggest that the housing market is weakening.
The Rise Of The Machines
In just six years, robots could achieve parity with humans in the workplace, with machines working the same number of hours as people.
Gibson Guitars Names New Leadership And Exit From Bankruptcy
On Tuesday, Gibson Brands — maker of those iconic guitars — announced a new leadership team who will guide the company through its planned exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Immigration's Impact On U.S. Jobs
How do immigrants really affect the U.S. economy? Ethan Lewis, a labor economist at Dartmouth College, cuts through the rhetoric in a conversation with NPR's Steve Inskeep.
The Odds Of Winning The Lottery Are Not Good, But This Man Managed To Flip Them
Buying a lottery ticket is a bad deal. The odds are against you, even with a giant pot. But there was one time someone figured out how to flip the odds in his favor by buying all the tickets.
Of Wages And Warehouses
Warehouse jobs are growing even faster than the rest of the booming labor market. Are they good jobs?
California Judge Cuts Award To $78.5 Million In Monsanto Weedkiller Case
The jury had awarded $250 million in punitive damages and $39.25 million in compensatory damages to a groundskeeper who contracted cancer after spraying a powerful version of the weedkiller Roundup.
Another Storm Victim — Pecan Groves In Southwest Georgia
Decades-old pecan trees in Georgia were among the victims when Hurricane Michael swept through the state last week. This year's harvest will be slim and it will take years to recover.