Economy

50 Years Later, Reviving King's Poor People's Campaign

6:49am May 14, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

Faith leaders are renewing Martin Luther's King's effort to demand better jobs and living conditions for the poor, by organizing demonstrations across the country to highlight the issue of poverty.

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Economy

In Vino, Veritas by Numbers

4:49pm May 11, 2018

Assigning a grade to a bottle of wine might seem counterintuitive, or even a little absurd, but wine scores have can have a big impact the people who sell wine — and the people who drink it.

Economy

Rising Home Prices Lead To Worries Of Another Housing Market Bubble

7:39am May 11, 2018

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Ten years after the financial crisis, the housing market is booming again. In some metropolitan areas, only 25 percent of residents can afford to buy a home. Are we in another housing bubble?

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Ford Truck Production Stops As Company Scrambles To Find Another Part Supplier

5:30pm May 10, 2018

by Tracy Samilton

Ford Motor Company is scrambling to find another supplier that can make a key part for its highest profit vehicle, the Ford F-150 pickup, after an explosion and fire at a key parts supplier. Ford has shut down its truck plants, and it's likely there will be a ripple effect because the plant made parts for other automakers, too.

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Economy

Failing College

4:24pm May 10, 2018

Colleges are seeing fewer and fewer students apply every year. To try and stay solvent and attract students, they're trying all kinds of things, from lazy rivers to M&A.

Economy

Why Oil Prices Are At Their Highest Level In More Than 3 Years

6:29am May 10, 2018

David Greene talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about whether oil prices are being affected by the U.S. pulling out from the Iran nuclear deal.

Kyle Johnson, 22, after an overnight shift at a coal mine in Buchanan County, Va.

In The Coal Counties Of Central Appalachia, Will Trump's Promises Come True?

4:49pm May 09, 2018

Donald Trump promised coal miners: "You're going to be working your asses off!" NPR spent more than a year in the coal counties of central Appalachia and found hope, cynicism and some surprises.

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Economy

Indicator and Beyond

4:10pm May 09, 2018

It's the 100th Indicator! To celebrate, we look to the future... and to alternate futures. The Indicator takes a break from economics to tackle infinity.

Gas stations display the price of gasoline in Englewood, N.J., on April 30.

Oil Prices Rise After Trump's Iran Speech, But Supply And Demand Also Fuel Increase

2:25pm May 09, 2018

by Jeff Brady

President Trump's announcement that he would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal is just one reason drivers will pay more for gasoline this summer.

House Rolls Back Guidance On Auto Lending

5:19am May 09, 2018

NPR's David Greene speaks to Rep. Jeb Hensarling and the Center for Responsible Lending's Debbie Goldstein about the vote to repeal CFPB guidance meant to protect car buyers from discriminatory loans.

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