Examining the issues behind a possible rail strike
NPR's A Martínez talks to Justin Roczniak — co-host of the podcast "Well There's Your Problem" — about the broader issues behind a looming railroad strike.
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Biden is rethinking the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia after OPEC cuts
After the cartel said it would cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day starting next month, the White House said it's time to look at the longstanding partnership with Saudi Arabia.
Labor Department proposal could change gig worker and company rules
The U.S. Department of Labor has published a new proposal on how workers should be classified saying that thousands of people have been incorrectly labeled as contractors rather than employees.
Why the U.S. might not win the global economy without Canada and Mexico
A new book argues that for the U.S. to become more globally competitive and create good jobs, we must embrace and expand trade with Canada and Mexico.
The mental health crisis and shortage of providers is creating big debt for Americans
The mental health crisis and the shortage of providers to treat them is creating a parallel problem for families: debt. But how much Americans are having to pay for this care is hidden in the shadows.
This years Nobel Prize in economics was awarded for work on preventing bank runs
Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics, along with economists Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig for their work on bank runs and how to prevent them.
Ben Bernanke among 3 American winners of Nobel Prize in economics
Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and two academic economists — Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig — share this year's Nobel Prize in economics for their work on bank runs.
3 economists win Nobel Prize in economic sciences for work on banks, financial crises
The Nobel panel at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm has announced the winners for the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences are Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig.
The word 'recession' is coming up more frequently. But there can be silver linings
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post, about why a recession doesn't have to be so scary.
A parents' lawsuit accuses Amazon of selling suicide kits to teenagers
Amazon sold the food preservative sodium nitrite, which lawyers say has no household use at high purity levels, to people who later killed themselves using the substance, the suit claims.