Economy

Consumer Prices Jump 4.2% In April, Biggest Increase Since Financial Crisis In 2008

4:51pm May 12, 2021

by David Gura

Inflation accelerated in April. Companies have been forced into raising prices for everything from cars to cereals amid a shortage of critical materials like lumber.

A shopper's cart is full in the checkout line at a ShopRite supermarket in April 2020 in Plainview, N.Y. A year later, prices for most goods have jumped, according to government data, as companies struggle to secure critical raw materials amid supply cons

Economy

No, You Are Not Imagining It. Prices For A Lot Of Things Did Jump In April

2:22pm May 12, 2021

by David Gura

Prices for a range of goods from used cars to bacon surged last month, pushing consumer inflation to 4.2% in April, the highest since September 2008.

Economy

It Appears Inflation Is Making A Comeback

12:20pm May 12, 2021

by David Gura

The latest data will likely show prices for everything from cereals to cars have risen as shortages of critical materials like lumber force companies to raise prices.

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News Brief: Israeli-Palestinian Violence, Vote On Liz Cheney, Inflation Data

10:22am May 12, 2021

Violence between Israelis and Palestinians stoke fears of war. House Republicans will vote on whether to remove Liz Cheney from her leadership post. Economists monitor data for signs of inflation.

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Company After Company Reporting Record Profits As U.S. Economy Reopens

5:42pm May 11, 2021

by David Gura

Many companies have been racking up record sales and profits so far this year. Their earnings are shattering expectations.

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Pennies From (Almost) Heaven: Get Paid To Move To West Virginia

4:41pm May 11, 2021

A program called Ascend West Virginia hopes to draw remote workers to the Mountain State, even to the point of paying $12,000 to selected applicants.

People who need help getting to a vaccination site will be able to get free or discounted rides through Uber and Lyft, the White House says. Here, a woman receives her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a mass vaccination site in Aberdeen, Md., after get

Uber And Lyft Will Give Free Rides To COVID-19 Vaccination Spots, White House Says

2:36pm May 11, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Lyft will offer up to $15 for trips to or from a vaccination site. The deal covers daytime rides on bikes and scooters, as well as in cars.

Stock numbers for Apple are displayed on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in August 2019.

Why Soaring Stocks Could Be Bad News For The Economy

10:49am May 11, 2021

by Greg Rosalsky

A new book argues that the growing profitability of big business is bad news for workers.

Biden Warns Workers Not To Turn Down Jobs To Remain On Unemployment

6:47am May 11, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Washington Post financial columnist Michelle Singletary about President Biden's plan to reaffirm jobless benefits to ensure that Americans aren't turning down work.

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Workers in China collect demographic data in the the seventh population census on Nov. 1, 2020.

China's Birthrate Drops, As Census Data Warn Of Aging Population

2:35am May 11, 2021

by John Ruwitch

Leaders in Beijing will need to determine how to continue China's streak of economic growth while caring for a growing, nonworking part of the population.