Economy

Map: Chinese companies are investing in ports around the world, including these ports in Europe and along the Mediterranean.

Chinese Firms Now Hold Stakes In Over A Dozen European Ports

4:59am October 09, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

China's expansion into European ports is part of its new Maritime Silk Road, which aims to better connect the country to global commercial hubs. But this is about more than just moving cargo.

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Economy

The Iron Lotus

4:06pm October 08, 2018

The reverse stock split is the Iron Lotus of the financial world. It looks complicated and absurd, and it often doesn't end well.

Our own Jacob Goldstein made this candle out of animal fat.

Economy

Episode 534: The History of Light (Nobel Edition)

1:28pm October 08, 2018

Bill Nordhaus just won the economics Nobel. In this show: He shows how history of light is the history of economic growth — of things getting faster, cheaper, and more efficient.

Are You In Over Your Head With Debt? We Want To Hear From You

1:04pm October 08, 2018

by Chris Arnold

Are you in over your head with debt? NPR wants to hear from you. In a few sentences tell us a bit about yourself, your situation and your major stumbling blocks with getting out of debt.

Kevin Scott, a South Dakota farmer and secretary of the American Soybean Association, welcomed the deal to replace NAFTA because it preserved the market access established under the previous agreement.

From The Front Lines Of NAFTA, More Relief Than Rejoicing

6:32am October 08, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The new deal to replace NAFTA includes modernizations and improvements. But the biggest benefit, for many sectors, is simply that there is a deal — reducing the uncertainty of previous months.

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Economy

2 American Economists Win 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize In Economics

6:32am October 08, 2018

by Nick Fountain

Economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer will share the prize for reshaping the understanding of the long-term determinants of economic growth, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

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Amazon Employees Consider Consequences Of Company's MInimum Wage Hike

5:25pm October 06, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

This week, Amazon announced it would raise the minimum wage for 350,000 of its workers — but some employees have mixed feelings.

A Mobil gas station in Haverhill, Mass. in 1999.

It's Been 25 Years Since The Federal Gas Tax Went Up

9:02pm October 05, 2018

by David Schaper

The tax remains 18.4 cents a gallon. Yet, the cost of building and maintaining roads, bridges and transit keeps going up — leaving the highway trust fund running on empty.

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Economy

Who's Hiring?

5:14pm October 05, 2018

Today on the Indicator: stolen jobs-day trends ... from our clever jobs-day friends!

Economy

U.S. Unemployment Hits Lowest Rate In Nearly 50 Years

5:00pm October 05, 2018

by John Ydstie

A jobs report released by the government on Friday showed unemployment falling to 3.7 percent — the lowest rate in nearly 50 years.

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