Economy

Chinese Yuan Continues To Tumble In Value Against U.S. Dollar

5:35pm October 31, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

This makes Chinese goods imported to the U.S. cheaper and offsets the impact of President Trump's tariffs. At the same time, the stronger dollar makes it harder for U.S. companies to export to China.

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Engraving from a series of images titled "The Great Yellow Fever Scourge — Incidents Of Its Horrors In The Most Fatal District Of The Southern States."

How Yellow Fever Turned New Orleans Into The 'City Of The Dead'

5:35pm October 31, 2018

by Leah Donnella

Some years the virus would wipe out a tenth of the population, earning New Orleans the nickname "Necropolis." The gruesome disease killed thousands, scapegoated immigrants and upheld white supremacy.

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Economy

Paranormal Profits

4:50pm October 31, 2018

Horror movies are good business. Scary good. They are more likely to be profitable than any other kind of movie. Today on the show, we look at why.

China Tests A 'Social Credit Score'

5:00am October 31, 2018

China is testing a new plan to make it easier for citizens do business, but also to help them trust each other more. It's called the social credit score.

Economy

The Best Day For Payday

4:02pm October 30, 2018

by Paddy Hirsch

Weekly, biweekly, or every month — which payday makes the most sense?

Economy

Is It Time For The Fed To Say Goodbye To The Phillips Curve Theory?

7:41pm October 29, 2018

by John Ydstie

The U.S. economy is in a sweet spot, with unemployment at a near 50-year low and an inflation rate that's low and stable. But that combination — low unemployment and low inflation — has economists at the Fed wondering if a theory they've had about how the economy works is still relevant.

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Economy

Judgement Bonds

4:02pm October 29, 2018

Municipalities are increasingly going to the bond market to pay their court settlement costs.

How One Michigan Family Has Recovered 10 Years After Auto Plant Closure

5:45pm October 26, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

A decade after the economic crash, NPR's Ari Shapiro meets a family who all worked at the same General Motors plant when it closed during the company's bankruptcy. Each has taken a different path through economic recovery.

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A Ford F-150 pickup is assembled at a plant in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 27. The economy expanded at a 3.5 percent rate in the third quarter.

U.S. Economy Grew At A 3.5 Percent Rate In 3rd Quarter

5:11pm October 26, 2018

by Avie Schneider

That's slower than the second quarter's blockbuster 4.2 percent but puts the economy on pace for the fastest annual growth in 13 years.

Economy

U.S. Economy Continues To Grow At Strong Pace, But There Are Signs Of Potential Trouble

4:59pm October 26, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

The U.S. economy grew at a strong 3.5 percent in the third quarter, powered by free spending consumers. The economy is on pace to grow at more than 3 percent this year for the first time since 2005.

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