Economy

How One Michigan Family Has Recovered 10 Years After Auto Plant Closure

5:45pm October 26, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

A decade after the economic crash, NPR's Ari Shapiro meets a family who all worked at the same General Motors plant when it closed during the company's bankruptcy. Each has taken a different path through economic recovery.

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A Ford F-150 pickup is assembled at a plant in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 27. The economy expanded at a 3.5 percent rate in the third quarter.

U.S. Economy Grew At A 3.5 Percent Rate In 3rd Quarter

5:11pm October 26, 2018

by Avie Schneider

That's slower than the second quarter's blockbuster 4.2 percent but puts the economy on pace for the fastest annual growth in 13 years.

Economy

U.S. Economy Continues To Grow At Strong Pace, But There Are Signs Of Potential Trouble

4:59pm October 26, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

The U.S. economy grew at a strong 3.5 percent in the third quarter, powered by free spending consumers. The economy is on pace to grow at more than 3 percent this year for the first time since 2005.

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Economy

Lotteries And Happiness

4:46pm October 26, 2018

We assume that winning the lottery will make us happier. In some ways it does, in others — not so much.

Soybeans are unloaded onto a truck in Tiskilwa, Ill.

Caught Between Trump's Tariffs And Tax Changes, Soybean Farmers Face Uncertain Future

4:32pm October 26, 2018

by Amy Mayer

A daunting trifecta is threatening many Midwest farmers' profit margin: wet fields, stubbornly low crop prices exacerbated by a trade war with China — and some twists from the new tax law.

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Planet Money: Netflix And Amazon Stream In India

6:49am October 26, 2018

by Sally Herships

Amazon and Netflix are trying to take India's streaming market. But so far, success in the country has proved elusive.

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President Trump announces a plan to overhaul how Medicare pays for certain drugs during a Thursday speech at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C.

Trump Aims To Lower Some U.S. Drug Spending By Factoring In What Other Countries Pay

4:45pm October 25, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

An administration proposal would link what Medicare pays for certain drugs administered in hospitals and doctor's offices to the prices paid in Europe and other advanced economies.

Economy

Difficulty With The Deficit

4:32pm October 25, 2018

by Cardiff Garcia

The deficit normally shrinks when the economy is strengthening, but not now.

A man looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index on Thursday in Tokyo.

Economy

Asian Markets Fall After Sharp Losses On Wall Street

11:02am October 25, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The U.S. market wiped out its 2018 gains on Wednesday. Japan's Nikkei 225 index sank sharply on the open but leveled off, regaining some lost ground.

Economy

Nasdaq Sees Biggest Single-Day Loss In 7 Years

8:14pm October 24, 2018

by Yuki Noguchi

U.S. stocks moved sharply lower in later afternoon trading on Wednesday. The Dow lost more than 600 points. The major U.S. indexes are all negative on the year now.

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