Economy

FC Central Library to close; impact felt by homeless and low-income residents. 

In his youth, Bill Benton was a regular visitor to the YWCA on Glade Street in Winston-Salem's West End, whether it was to swim in the pool or to get a piece of his favorite, chicken pie.

Wake Forest University college students make an effort to end the food desert problem in the Triad.

Workers and advocacy groups praise the hard-fought change, from $7.25 to $8, but opponents warn it will wreak havoc on business balance sheets.

The Piedmont Triad region has had no new hotels built in the past three and a half years. That stands to reason because occupancy rates have remained fairly flat over the same period. Suddenly, though, six new hotels are being planned collectively in downtown Greensboro and Winston-Salem.

Argentina has defaulted on billions of dollars of government debt, and it's partly due to a bunch of New Yorkers. Forbes writer Agustino Fontevecchia explains the confrontation between Argentina and a New York-based hedge fund manager named Paul Singer.

NC retailers offer big discount to keep local dollars in the state.

Earlier in the day it looked like a resolution was possible, but ultimately talks between the country and a group of creditors broke down in New York. The first time the country defaulted was in 2002.