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President-elect Donald Trump speaks at Carrier Corp. on Thursday, in Indianapolis.

Is Trump's Deal With Carrier A Form Of Crony Capitalism?

10:01am December 02, 2016

by NPR Staff

Steve Inskeep talks with former Commerce Secretary Donald Evans and libertarian economist Tyler Cowen about the problems that arise when a president pressures individual companies to do his bidding.

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Hotel employees watch Donald Trump following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Trump International Hotel on Oct. 26 in Washington, D.C.

Trump's Loans From Troubled German Bank Pose Conflict Of Interest

12:12pm December 01, 2016

by Jackie Northam

His new hotel's $200 million renovation was financed by Deutsche Bank. The Justice Department is set to impose a multibillion-dollar fine on the bank. And Trump will oversee the Justice Department.

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Steve Mnuchin Expected To Lead Treasury In Trump Administration

9:17am November 30, 2016

Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution and a contributing correspondent to The Wall Street Journal, about Steve Mnuchin's qualifications.

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Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally Oct. 10 in Ambridge, Pa. Stephen Moore, a senior economic adviser to the president-elect, recently said Trump's party is no longer the party of Ronald Reagan and free trade.

Trump's Populism Is Transforming GOP's Economics, Adviser Says

11:19am November 29, 2016

by NPR Staff

Stephen Moore recently said Trump's party is no longer the party of Ronald Reagan and free trade. "Look, this is 2016. It's not 1986. We have different problems in this country," the adviser says.

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Medical researchers are including more patient voices in the discussion of how research is carried out.

Patients Increasingly Influence The Direction Of Medical Research

12:13pm November 28, 2016

by Richard Harris

Medical researchers are no longer ignoring the people who have the most to gain — or lose. But as patient advocates become more influential, they risk being co-opted by the biomedical industry.

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Economy

Wal-Mart's Unconventional Approach To Get People To Save: Prizes

5:57am November 25, 2016

by Sally Helm

Many Americans don't have enough savings to get through an emergency. Wal-Mart is offering a new program where you can win money by saving money.

T.J. Plenty Chief stands in front of one of the three semitrucks owned by his company, Red Road Trucking. The trucks operate in the Fort Berthold reservation oil fields, carrying everything from gravel to pipe to water needed for drilling. His business is

Upstream From Standing Rock, Tribes Balance Benefits, Risks Of Oil Industry

8:25am November 24, 2016

by Amy Sisk

Hours from Standing Rock, N.D., is another reservation, in the the Bakken oilfield's sweet spot. Drilling has brought in millions of dollars, but the tribes have environmental worries, too.

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Senior Citizens Study: How Money Makes For Better Brain Functioning

6:09am November 23, 2016

by Shankar Vedantam

Research indicates that people who got more in social security payments — as a result of a congressional formula glitch in the 1970s — appear to have lower risks of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Ex-Rep. Barney Frank On Possible Trump Appointees, Dodd-Frank

7:58am November 22, 2016

David Greene talks to former Rep. Barney Frank about President-elect Donald Trump's possible economic appointees, and the potential dismantling of the Dodd-Frank Act by the incoming administration.

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Egypt Faces Worst Financial Crisis In Decades; Can't Import Sugar

6:11am November 21, 2016

by Jane Arraf

For decades, the Egyptian government has subsidized everyday necessities like food and electricity. But the economy is in terrible shape and the government doesn't have money for imports.