Economy

Economy

As Consumers Jump Ship, News Outlets Shift Priorities

2:44pm March 18, 2013

Americans are abandoning their long-trusted news outlets in high numbers. According to a Pew Research Center report, 31 percent of Americans say they have deserted a particular news outlet because it no longer provides the information they want.

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Workers and labor organizers in New York City protest the alleged exploitation of students on J-1 summer work travel visas who worked at a Pennsylvania McDonald's, on Thursday.

Economy

U.S. Probes Abuse Allegations Under Worker Visa Program

12:38pm March 18, 2013

by Yuki Noguchi

Recent allegations that a McDonald's franchise abused students, who came to the U.S. on cultural guest work visas, is reactivating the debate about how immigration reform should deal with guest workers, and whether the State Department's efforts to curb abuse have failed.

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'Bankers' New Clothes' Leave Too Little Skin In The Game

6:50am March 15, 2013

by NPR Staff

Anat Admati, finance professor at Stanford and co-author of a new book on American banks, argues that banks carry too much debt and have too little equity. Government support allows them to hide their risky behavior, distorting the economy as a whole, she says.

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Economy

Greensboro Coliseum Completes 1st Phase of Renovation

9:44pm March 14, 2013

Traffic delays are possible through the weekend due to the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum.

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Cars at the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Mich., include a 1951 Le Sabre concept, at left.

Economy

GM's Archive Offers Glimpse Of Its Past And Future

1:12pm March 14, 2013

by Sonari Glinton

After more than 100 years of ups and downs, General Motors has a lot of history. Most of GM's history is in the form of cars — hundreds of actual individual cars. The company tries to keep at least two of each car in storage. NPR's Sonari Glinton went on a walk through GM's attic to find out about the company's past and future.

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Tony Lithgow, 49, and Andrea Mayer (right), 51, live together on the streets of Baltimore. They are part of a growing number of the nation's homeless who are reaching "premature old age."

Health Problems Compound For Aging Homeless

8:27pm March 13, 2013

by Pam Fessler

Tony Lithgow and Andrea Mayer live under a highway overpass in Baltimore. They're among a growing number of the nation's homeless who are reaching what's called "premature old age." They're in their late 40s and 50s, but suffer from ailments more common for those in their 70s.

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Economy

Furniture Company Will Add 188 Jobs in High Point

4:51pm March 12, 2013

by Keri Brown

A Furniture company in Guilford County is expanding its operations. Deputy Commerce Sec. Dale Carroll made the announcement on behalf of Gov. McCrory at the High Point Municipal Building on Tuesday.

As Natural Gas Creeps In, King Coal's Reign Fades

4:29pm March 12, 2013

Coal accounts for much of the world's energy supply, but the United States has seen a decline in coal production. The natural gas industry is booming in the U.S. and many in coal country fear for the future of their industry and their livelihood.

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Noah Zandan shows off his Zeo sleep-tracking headband. His other self-tracking devices are on his wrists. Noah and his father, Peter, are both part of the growing "Quantified Self" movement.

Self-Tracking Apps To Help You 'Quantify' Yourself

11:11am March 12, 2013

by Elise Hu

Technology is making it easier than ever to track everything from your sleep cycles to the food you eat — and even your amino acid levels.

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Amid Unemployment Numbers, Faces Of Those Who've Lost Hope

8:18am March 09, 2013

Host Scott Simon talks with people who have spent months trying to find work about how they are making ends meet.

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