Business

Economy

Words You'll Hear: NAFTA Negotiations

5:42pm January 28, 2018

Candidate Donald Trump promised to renegotiate NAFTA. Now, those talks are happening. Michel Martin talks with Chad Bown of the Peterson Institute for International Economics about Trump's proposals.

IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad in 2007. Kamprad died Saturday at at 91.

IKEA Founder, Ingvar Kamprad, Dies At 91

2:25pm January 28, 2018

by Chris Benderev

The Swedish entrepreneur, whose company brought affordable, Scandinavian design to living rooms around the world, died Saturday in his home in Smaland, Sweden.

A recently renovated Mariachi Plaza is pictured in Boyle Heights, Calif., is a Hispanic and low-income neighborhood of Los Angeles that's fighting hard to prevent gentrification, the threat of escalating rents and "washed out" identity.

'There Isn't A Just Housing Choice': How We've Enabled The Pains Of Gentrification

7:56am January 28, 2018

by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

Decades of unjust policies have led to the devaluing of lower-income neighborhoods. But urban sociologist John Schlichtman says closing the gap between revaluing and devaluing can minimize inequities.

U.S. Travel Industry Worries As International Visits Decline

7:56am January 28, 2018

Data suggest that the U.S. share of global travel has been declining since 2015. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to David DuBois, part of the recently launched Visit U.S. Coalition.

National

Montana Pushes Back On FCC Ruling To Enforce Net Neutrality

5:53pm January 27, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, who signed an executive order requiring Internet service providers to follow net neutrality principles if they do business with the state.

Jukebox technician Perry Rosen in his workshop.

Music & Culture

After The Vinyl Revival, The Vinyl-Playing Jukebox Is Back

6:01pm January 26, 2018

by Allyson McCabe

Retro turntables anticipated the resurgence of vinyl records. Now, jukeboxes that play vinyl are returning to the market for the first time in more than two decades.

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Arts

Alexander Wang Discusses Why He's Leaving NYFW And His New Business Model

5:58pm January 26, 2018

Fashion designer Alexander Wang recently announced the removal of his collection from New York Fashion Week starting this summer. He shares plans for how he'll sell and show collections going forward.

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World News

$400 Million Missing In Hack Of Japanese Digital Currency Exchange

4:11pm January 26, 2018

by Ian Wren

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck shut down trading Friday, after hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars in digital currency. Financial regulators said they were looking into the loss.

Economy

Amazon, IPOs, and the Queen of the Demonweb Pits

3:37pm January 26, 2018

We play overrated/underrated with Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin. Topics include home ownership, taking a company public, and twin telepathy.

Plenty of food shops in London have sections catering to American immigrants. The busiest times converge around three American holidays: Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

World News

In London, The American Food Aisle Is Filled With Nostalgia And Preservatives

3:04pm January 26, 2018

by Christine Ro

To Americans abroad, comfort food so often looks like junk food. Shops in London are filled with items from Hershey's, Aunt Jemima and Betty Crocker. But Kellogg's Pop-Tarts seem to rule them all.