Justice Department accuses Visa of stifling competition in the debit card business
The Justice Department has sued Visa, accusing the giant payments company of seeking to monopolize the debit card business.
Economy
Boeing makes a 'final offer' to striking workers, but union says it's not good enough
Boeing said Monday it made a “best and final offer” to striking machinists, but the workers' union said the proposal isn't good enough and there won't be a ratification vote before Boeing's deadline.
Motel 6 is sold to an Indian hotel company for $525 million
The sale to Oyo, a travel business, will include the Studio 6 motel brand, which caters to customers seeking extended stays. The all-cash transaction is expected to be finalized by the end of the year.
After a 32-year run, United Airlines will stop printing its inflight magazine
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ellen Carpenter, who edited United Airlines' Hemispheres magazine from 2017-2024. The magazine published its final printed edition in September after a 32-year run.
U.S. proposes ban on Chinese auto parts so cars 'can't be used against us'
The Biden administration has proposed a prohibition on Chinese and Russian automotive hardware and software to protect US drivers from 'disruption and sabotage'
EVs are cleaner than gas cars, but a growing share of Americans don't believe it
Electric vehicles are caught up in the culture wars. Data from Ipsos shows the percentage of Americans who believe EVs are better for the environment than gas cars has dropped 5 points since 2022.
Workers and businesses brace for further economic hardship from Boeing strike
More than 30,000 Boeing employees have been on strike for more than a week. Boeing's home state of Washington — and beyond — are feeling the strike's economic effects.
A Tupperware top seller reflects on how the company changed his life
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Oscar Quintero, aka Kay Sedia, who sold Tupperware in drag and was once one of its top sellers, about how the company changed his life.
FTC sues insulin middlemen, saying they pocket billions while patients face high costs
The Federal Trade Commission said pharmacy benefit managers created a "perverse drug rebate system" that artificially inflated the cost of insulin.
FBI agents board Baltimore ship linked to Singaporean company sued in bridge collapse
FBI agents boarded a vessel managed by the same company as the cargo ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.