Why Employers' Incentives For Weight Loss Fall Flat With Workers
An offer of savings on health insurance failed to motivate people to lose a modest amount of weight at a Philadelphia hospital system.
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What Is Behind The Volatility In China's Financial Markets?
It's been an unnerving week for China's economy, the world's second largest. Prices fell so sharply on the Shanghai stock exchange that trading had to be halted for the day — twice.
U.S. Weather Wet And Wild In 2015, Though No Big Hurricanes
The U.S. had 10 weather events in 2015 that cost $1 billion or more in damage, with December the warmest and wettest month on record. Climate scientists blame a warming climate and strong El Nino.
Is Obama's Hope For Better Fuel Economy Sputtering Out?
For a while, the president's plan for increasing vehicles' fuel efficiency worked; he said it would save money and reduce carbon pollution. Then came cheap gas, and the improvements have stalled.
Wages Flat In Otherwise Strong December Jobs Report
The Labor Department on Friday reported the U.S. economy added 292,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate stayed at 5 percent. Wage growth continued to be weak, but 2016 should bring a boost.
Why 'Star Wars' Tickets May Be A Tough Sell In China
The franchise isn't well known in the world's second-largest movie market. When the first Star Wars film debuted in 1977, Chinese were still wearing Mao suits and were largely cut off from the world.
World Financial Markets Have A Rough First Week In 2016
U.S. stocks are off to one of the worst starts to any year in memory. David Greene talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution.
Netflix Goes Global With Expansion Into 130 New Countries
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Gina Keating, author of Netflixed, about Netflix's announcement Wednesday that it is expanding into 130 new countries and adding several languages to its site.
Global Stocks Plunge After China Halts Trading
China's attempts to shore up its stock market have failed. And with the markets affecting global stocks, NPR reports on whether, and how much of a factor it might be in affecting markets longer term.
SuperPACs Are Not So Super In 2016
Outside groups were expected to propel candidates this year. But in the 2016 Republican primary, they are having little impact on who's up and who's down.