Economy

Biden administrations' effort to expose student loan scams

Biden administration steps up protection against student loan forgiveness scams

5:06pm October 05, 2022

by Meg Anderson

The Biden administration is increasing efforts to protect borrowers from student loan forgiveness scams, while still not offering further details about the application itself.

Why worker productivity has fallen in the U.S.

4:29pm October 05, 2022

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Productivity is probably the most important economic indicator for the health of an economy, and it's falling. There is a battle over the narrative around worker productivity and the stakes are high.

News brief: OPEC meeting, Trump document dispute, U.S. balancing act in Iran

6:43am October 05, 2022

OPEC mulls a cut in oil production. The fight over Mar-a-Lago documents goes to the Supreme Court. And the U.S. tries to support Iranian protesters while striking a nuclear deal with their government.

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The OPEC+ alliance meets in Vienna to consider a cut in oil production

5:07am October 05, 2022

As oil producers in the OPEC Plus alliance meet Wednesday, they'll discuss cutting supplies. That could lead to higher gas prices and hints at new political challenges for the White House.

Florida's insurance market was already on the edge — then Hurricane Ian hit

4:11pm October 04, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mark Friedlander of the Insurance Information Institute about the economic cost of Hurricane Ian and what challenges Florida residents might face as they rebuild.

A ceremony to dedicate a monument to journalist, educator, and civil rights leader, Ida B. Wells is held on June 30, 2021 in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago.

How the 'Black Metropolis' made a comeback

6:30am October 04, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

Bronzeville, a neighborhood of Chicago, was the epicenter of a Black renaissance before it fell on hard times. Now, it's booming again. Here's the story of its incredible turnaround.

Carla Claure's daughters prefer eating homemade meals at home than the "nasty" food served at school.

The hidden faces of hunger in America

12:22pm October 02, 2022

by Olivia Hampton

More than 1.2 million people struggled to put food on the table at some point last year in the Washington, D.C. region. Tens of millions more are struggling across the country.

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