China Plans To Make Scratch From Noodles
Lessons in noodle-making is one of the ways that China hopes to eliminate rural poverty by 2020.
Economy
The 20-Year Quest To Save Nutella
Global demand for hazelnuts is growing, thanks to the popularity of products like Nutella. So it should be a great time to be in the hazelnut business... but there's one big problem.
Cox Automotive Economist Discusses Potential Impact Of Border Shutdown On Auto Industry
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Charlie Chesbrough, senior economist at Cox Automotive, about how a potential southern border shutdown could upend the American auto industry.
Express Scripts Takes Steps To Cut Insulin's Price To Patients
As congressional lawmakers continue to turn up the heat on drugmakers, insurers and middlemen over the price of many medicines, one player says it will limit patients' share of the cost of insulin.
Bankruptcy Filings Indicate Times Are Tough For Many U.S. Farmers
Bankruptcies for farmers in the Midwest have risen sharply. Some farmers have been hit by a trifecta of bad circumstances: trade tariff disputes, continuing low crop prices and extensive flooding.
Lawmakers Pressed To Support The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Deal
President Trump is touting his deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. But Congress hasn't approved that deal, and it's unclear if the White House has a strategy to get that done.
How Closing The Border Would Affect U.S. Economy, From Avocados To Autos
President Trump has threatened to close the U.S. border with Mexico in response to a large number of illegal crossings. A closure would very likely hit a wide range of industries.
What Sex Work Reveals About Risk
Allison Schrager is an economist and journalist who visited a number of brothels to examine how we understand and deal with risk.
When Computers Collude
Companies are increasingly using algorithms to set their prices, but is that giving them too much power over consumers?
News Brief: Security Clearances, Southern Border, F-35 Fighter Jet
A whistleblower claims White House overturned 25 denied security clearances. How big a hit would the U.S. economy take if the southern border closes? And, the latest U.S. and Turkey dispute.