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Venezuela's Health Care System Ready To Collapse Amid Economic Crisis
The Pharmaceutical Federation of Venezuela estimates the country is suffering from an 85 percent shortage of medicine amid an economic crisis also marked by severe hyperinflation and food scarcity.
Wrist Watching: Amazon Patents System To Track, Guide Employees' Hands
The online retailer has acquired patents for wristbands using radio frequencies or ultrasonic pulses to identify exactly where a warehouse worker's hands are, and indicate if they need to move.
The Federal Reserve Is About To Get A New Chief
Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution about Janet Yellen's legacy, and challenges facing the incoming Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell.
With Focus On Unemployment, Yellen Led Fed Through Tough Balancing Act
As she leaves the Fed's top job, Janet Yellen gets high marks for the way she resisted calls to raise interest rates as the economy began recovering. Instead, she was determined to boost job growth.
'We Swipe Left' On Tinder's 'Discriminatory' Pricing, Court Says
A California appeals court said Tinder had to stop charging more for people age 30 and over to use its Tinder Plus premium service, saying it was discriminatory.
Appeals Court Backs Key Part Of The Structure Of Consumer Watchdog Agency
The ruling is the latest development in the legal fight over the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau supporters say combats predatory lending and other abuses. Critics say the agency is too powerful.
Infrastructure Experts Wondering Where Funding Would Come From For Trump's Plan
President Trump's plan to invest billions into fixing the nation's crumbling infrastructure may burden state and local governments and lead to a greater reliance on tolls.
After Acquiring A Satellite, 'Planet Money' Had To Find The Fuel To Get It In Space
Once you get a satellite, you need to find a large tube filled with explosive fuel to take your satellite to space. Luckily, there is fierce competition among rocket makers to give you a lift. In the second of three-part series, Planet Money travels from California to New Zealand to see which rocket with blast their satellite to the stars.
Fujifilm To Acquire Photocopying Pioneer Xerox In A $6.1 Billion Deal
The deal signals the end of independence for a once-iconic U.S. company. Tokyo-based Fujifilm said it will cut 10,000 jobs as part of the restructuring of its 56-year-old joint venture with Xerox.