Business

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues New Prepaid Card Rules

6:12pm October 05, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued new rules on prepaid cards that will require providers to abide by some of the same restrictions as credit cards. Namely, it will have to assess the borrower's ability to repay, and it will limit fees and interest rates.

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Economy

New Rules On Prepaid Electronic Payment Cards

5:43pm October 05, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is imposing some of the same requirements on prepaid debit and credit card providers as on companies that market standard cards.

Episode 521: The Town That Loves Death

4:38pm October 05, 2016

On today's episode, we'll take you to a place where dying has become acceptable dinner conversation. A place that also happens to have the lowest healthcare spending of any region in the country.

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Several companies are said to be considering bids for Twitter.

National

As Buyers Circle, Could Twitter Be Better Off As A Nonprofit?

1:54pm October 05, 2016

by Laura Sydell

Disney, Google and others are said to be considering buying Twitter. It's got baggage — lackluster ad sales, abusive trolling — but also millions of users. What if Twitter focused on a public mission?

National

Labor Report Urges Study Of A Federal Role In State Workers' Comp Laws

1:15pm October 05, 2016

The Department of Labor is calling for an "exploration" of federal oversight of state workers' compensation laws because of "inadequacies of the system," leaving workers with "limited benefits."

National

Would Twitter Be Better Off As A Nonprofit?

12:24pm October 05, 2016

by Laura Sydell

Twitter is struggling to earn a profit and please investors. Companies including Disney and Alphabet are said to be considering bids for it. But would Twitter be better off as a nonprofit?

Robert Ley (center), head of the German Labor Front, visits Ruegen in 1936.

Along Germany's Coast, A Nazi Resort Becomes An Upscale Destination

11:32am October 05, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

One of the biggest Nazi relics, a massive beachfront indoctrination camp on the Baltic Sea, has been transformed into condominiums and a luxury tourist resort. It's causing a stir.

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George Town in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, is the home of many international banks and offshore companies. A new study shows the Caymans hold $46 billion in multinational corporate profits, far more than its own $3 billion economy.

Corporate Profits Take Permanent Vacation In Caymans And Bermuda

11:18pm October 04, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

According to a study, 367 of the companies on the Fortune 500 have at least one subsidiary in a tax haven country. The study found companies are holding $2.5 trillion in profits offshore.

How Donald Trump Lost $916 Million

9:42pm October 04, 2016

by Joel Rose

The nearly billion-dollar losses Donald Trump appears to have claimed on some leaked tax forms could have come from risky investments in casinos, an airline and more.

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Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence debate Tuesday night.

FACT CHECK: Vice Presidential Debate

8:20pm October 04, 2016

by NPR Staff

NPR's politics team, with help from reporters and editors who cover national security, immigration, business, foreign policy and more, is live annotating the debate starting at 9 p.m. ET.