Business

Rewarding customers when they choose slower shipping options is one way online retailers are reacting to a recent decision by UPS to add a holiday surcharge during peak delivery days.

Retailers To Online Shoppers: Be Patient With Delivery, Get Perks

5:34pm November 22, 2017

by Rebecca Feldhaus Adams

In reaction to a recent decision by UPS to add a peak holiday delivery surcharge, some retailers are adding rewards and discounts for customers who choose "no hurry" slower delivery options.

What The End To Net Neutrality Means For Internet Streaming

4:45pm November 22, 2017

NPR's Elise Hu talks to former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler about what the FCC decision to end so-called net neutrality means and what it will mean to consumers of internet streaming.

Companies Are Trying To Get Shoppers Back In The Stores With Doorbusters

4:45pm November 22, 2017

Stores are bringing back doorbuster deals that are available in-store only — a gambit to get more people physically shopping on the Thanksgiving weekend. One of the best discounts this year is 4K televisions.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced Tuesday a plan to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules.

Politics & Government

FCC's Pai: 'Heavy-Handed' Net Neutrality Rules Are Stifling The Internet

2:01pm November 22, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The FCC chairman says repealing net neutrality is a needed return to a "free-market-based" Internet. One opponent says Ajit Pai's plan "would end the Internet as we know it."

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Politics & Government

Working In A World After Weinstein

1:28pm November 22, 2017

What will it take to convince people with power and influence to make a permanent change?

Identity thieves can strip personal information off of public Wi-Fi and your smartphone.

Economy

Don't Compromise Your Personal Information This Holiday Shopping Season

10:30am November 22, 2017

by Emily Sullivan

Consumers say they're worried about identity theft this holiday season, but they say these concerns won't affect how they shop. Here are steps you can take to protect your data online and in stores.

FCC Chairman Defends Repeal Of Net Neutrality

8:13am November 22, 2017

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Ajit Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, who has proposed repealing the commission's strict regulations on Internet service providers from 2015.

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Economy

Tax Cuts And The Deficit

7:32am November 22, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

Critics of the tax cuts now being debated in Congress say they would cause the budget deficit to soar. But Republicans often have claimed that tax cuts lead to more growth and pay for themselves.

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'Job-Sharing' In Germany

4:57am November 22, 2017

by Casey Herman

Berlin-based startup Tandemploy aims to promote "job-sharing" as an employment model in Germany. The company uses technology to match part-time job-seekers to apply to share one full-time position.

News Brief: Conyers Investigation, Uber Data Breach, Ratko Mladic

4:57am November 22, 2017

The House Ethics Committee announced an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Rep. John Conyers. Also, Uber has acknowledged a massive data breach.