Economy

The Stock Market Has Rallied Since Trump's Election, But Some Worry It's An Illusion

6:00pm February 12, 2017

David Wessel, a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution and director of the Hutchins Center talks about how the stock market has reacted to President Trump's policies so far.

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President Donald Trump, Commerce Secretary nominee Wilbur Ross and senior advisor Jared Kushner attend a meeting with Senate and House legislators, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, February 2, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Lawmakers included in the me

Trump, GOP At Odds Over "Border Adjustment" Tax

12:00pm February 11, 2017

by John Ydstie

President Trump and House Republicans want to slash the corporate tax rate. But coming up with a plan may be hard because of disagreement over a "border adjustment tax."

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'Wired' Declares Coding As Next Blue-Collar Job Boom

6:35pm February 10, 2017

This week, an article in Wired declared, "The Next Big Blue-Collar Job Is Coding." NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with reporter Clive Thompson about the article.

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Last year, a record amount in remittances was sent home by Latin American and Caribbean migrants.

Mexicans In The U.S. Are Sending Home More Money Than Ever

4:01pm February 10, 2017

by Nurith Aizenman

A new report finds that remittances by migrants from Latin America and the Caribbean topped $69 billion last year — the highest amount on record.

Trump's Possible 'Border Adjustment Tax,' Explained

7:23am February 10, 2017

by Robert Smith

President Trump has made American manufacturing a central concern. Can a complicated approach called a border adjustment tax make it happen? Planet Money looks at how it's supposed to work.

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Pilot models of self-driving cars for Uber are displayed in Pittsburgh. Autonomous vehicles are expected to cut traffic jams, but not before enough human drivers are off the road.

Economy

Self-Driving Cars Could Ease Our Commutes, But That'll Take A While

7:23am February 10, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

One of the promises of autonomous vehicles is that they'll reduce traffic jams. Self-driving cars will bring many changes, but traffic flows won't improve until enough human drivers are off the roads.

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As Trump Threatens To Ditch NAFTA, Tijuana Residents Face Uncertainty

6:59pm February 09, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

Tijuana, Mexico, is a prime example of an integrated, global economy, and Trump's threats to ditch NAFTA have residents on edge. With every White House tweet, they fear their livelihoods are hanging in the balance.

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A woman farmers harvests pearl millet in Andhra Pradesh, India. Millets were once a steady part of Indians' diets until the Green Revolution, which encouraged farmers to grow wheat and rice. Now, the grains are slowly making a comeback.

A Forgotten Group Of Grains Might Help Indian Farmers – And Improve Diets, Too

2:00pm February 09, 2017

by Kavitha Rao

Once a staple in India, millets have fallen out of fashion in recent years. Now, faced with water shortages, one Indian state is re-introducing these drought tolerant cereals to people's diets.

President Trump, shown boarding Air Force One in Tampa this week, is to meet with airline CEOs at the White House. Dated infrastructure is one topic expected to be discussed Thursday morning.

Airline CEOs To Discuss Aging Infrastructure, Foreign Competition With Trump

10:42am February 09, 2017

by David Schaper

They're also expected to discuss air traffic control reform, and possibly Trump's travel ban, at their meeting with the president on Thursday morning.

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People line up to withdraw money from an ATM in Allahabad on Dec. 9. The government's removal of 500- and 1,000-rupee notes from circulation triggered a severe cash shortage.

What Can India Teach Us About Abolishing High-Value Currency?

10:37am February 09, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

The idea of eliminating big bank notes is gaining traction in advanced economies, as governments look for ways to disrupt $2 trillion in illegal money flowing through the global economy every year.

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