Business

U.S. Economy Is Likely To Sizzle This Summer

12:37am June 01, 2021

by Scott Horsley

As the pandemic retreats and summer travel starts, hotels, airlines and rental car companies are expecting a big jump in business. Travelers also may have to prepare for longer lines, higher prices.

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Economy

Corporate Landlord Evicts Blacks At Higher Rates Than Whites, Research Shows

8:26am May 31, 2021

by Chris Arnold

A study finds that Pretium Partners, a corporate landlord, has filed four times as many evictions in predominantly Black counties in Georgia than it has in white counties in Florida.

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Environment

Watching For Change After Activist Hedge Fund Wins 2 Seats On ExxonMobil Board

6:52am May 31, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks with shareholder adviser Nell Minow about the implications of a small, activist hedge fund winning two seats on ExxonMobil's board in a push to reshape the company.

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A house under foreclosure in Las Vegas displays a sign on Oct. 15, 2010, saying that it's now bank-owned. Sen. Sherrod Brown has vowed increased scrutiny of Wall Street banks, in part after a surge in foreclosures in his hometown in Ohio over a decade ago

Politics & Government

Why Democrats Are Angry At Wall Street

4:52pm May 30, 2021

by David Gura

Big banks are facing a new reality in Washington: Democrats control all levers of power and they are not shy about their intentions to ratchet up pressure on the sector.

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President Jimmy Carter signs emergency natural gas legislation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 2, 1977. An oil crisis contributed to a period of double-digit inflation in the 1970s.

Think Inflation Is Bad Now? Let's Take A Step Back To The 1970s

1:14pm May 29, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Prices are jumping as the economy rebounds from the pandemic, but the Biden Administration and the Federal Reserve say a return to 1970s-style inflation is unlikely.

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Bretto Jackson runs a program called Leaders Become Legends in Portland, Ore. He and a partner mentor people involved in gun violence and help them get jobs in green energy.

National

Startup Helps Those Affected By Gangs And Gun Violence Find A Way Out

7:43am May 29, 2021

by Katia Riddle

One small startup in Portland, Ore., is helping place former gang members and others involved in gun violence into well-paying green energy jobs.

Carnival Cruise Line ships docked at the Port of Tampa in Tampa, Fla., in March 2020 following the CDC coronavirus No Sail Order. A Celebrity Cruises ship has received CDC permission to operate the first cruise from a U.S. port since the No Sail Order.

National

The Buffet Can Stay: What The Future Of The Cruise Line Industry Looks Like

7:00am May 29, 2021

The first post-pandemic cruise from a U.S. port will embark next month. Despite CDC measures, the go-ahead puts wind in the sails of cruise lines, which have high hopes for an in-demand industry.

A Southwest Airlines plane in November. A flight attendant for Southwest was allegedly struck by a passenger and lost two teeth in the latest in a rash of violent attacks on planes.

National

The FAA Has Seen A 'Significantly Higher' Number Of Unruly Passenger Reports In 2021

9:41pm May 28, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

After a flight attendant lost two teeth during an attack by a customer, Southwest Airlines decided to delay its return to serving passengers alcohol.

Toothpaste Tablets: Children Weigh In As Some The Toughest Critics Of Dental Products

5:12pm May 28, 2021

It might be the best product in the world, but that doesn't mean people will try it. What does it take to get consumers to try something new — like toothpaste tablets?

Hackers used the U.S. Agency for International Development's email marketing account to send messages that looked legitimate — but links in the email exposed recipients to malicious software, Microsoft says.

What We Know About The Apparent Russian Hack Exploiting A U.S. Aid Agency

5:02pm May 28, 2021

Screenshots of the malicious email show that it purports to be a special alert from the government. "Donald Trump has published new documents on election fraud," the message declares.