Economy

J.C. Penney is among several chains that have announced plans to close stores this year.

Retailers Scrambling To Adjust To Changing Consumer Habits

7:56pm May 02, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

Nine U.S. chains have filed for bankruptcy this year. Store closures are accelerating, and 89,000 retail jobs have been lost since October. "The disruption is just unfolding," a former executive says.

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As U.S. Retailers Struggle, The End Is Near For Malls

4:33pm May 02, 2017

Christopher Leinberger, chair of the Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis at George Washington University, says America's malls aren't just overbuilt, they're under bulldozed. He explains one model for the how shuttered malls can reinvent themselves, and points to a new model of store as showroom.

Harvard Business School Moves To Study More Diverse Cases

6:23am May 02, 2017

by Zeninjor Enwemeka

Harvard produces case studies used by business students across the country. Until now, more of those cases involved white business leaders. The school is changing that.

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Analysts Divided Over Stock Market Valuation In Trump Era

5:42pm May 01, 2017

by Charles Lane

Is the stock market overvalued at current levels? A lot of analysts think so. On the other hand, there are analysts who think the market has room to move higher. For both sides, a lot depends on what's going on in Washington, D.C.

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Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says the tax cuts proposed by President Trump could boost the budget deficit.

In His Post-Fed Life, Bernanke Talks Taxes, Trump And Partisan Perceptions

11:58am May 01, 2017

by Rachel Martin

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke discusses the contradictory partisan divide in people's views of the economy, the economy's health and the problem of those left behind by economic change.

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Congressional negotiators are reporting an agreement has been reached on a massive $1 trillion-plus spending bill that would fund the day-to-day operations of virtually every federal agency through Oct. 1. The House and Senate have until Friday at midnigh

Congress Reaches Deal To Fund Government Through September

8:59am May 01, 2017

by Emma Bowman

With Friday's deadline looming, members of the House and Senate agreed on a new spending package to keep the government open through Sept. 30, NPR's Susan Davis confirms.

Examining Trump's Record On Trade

7:57am April 29, 2017

When the president speaks the world listens. Adam Behsudi of Politico talks with NPR's Scott Simon about how Donald Trump's outspoken commentary is affecting international trade with the U.S.

English economist John Maynard Keynes attends the United Nations International Monetary and Financial Conference at the Mount Washington Hotel in New Hampshire.

Economy

Episode 553: The Dollar At The Center Of The World

5:14pm April 28, 2017

Today on the show, how a New Hampshire hotel filled with boozing economists saved the global economy.

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U.S. Economy Grows At Weakest Rate In Past 3 Years

4:31pm April 28, 2017

by Chris Arnold

The U.S. economy stalled in the first quarter, growing at a tepid 0.7 percent. But economists say the ragged quarter was an aberration and predict growth will rebound during the spring and summer.

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Interdisciplinary artist and TED Fellow, Damon Davis.

At TED This Week, Two Speakers Got To The Root Of Things

3:46pm April 28, 2017

by Nina Gregory

At the TED Conference in Vancouver this week, two Fellows, Devita Davison and Damon Davis talked about putting ideas to work to invigorate marginalized communities from within.