Business

Gab Server Subpoenaed By Pennsylvania Attorney General

4:27pm November 09, 2018

by Ayesha Abid

Tweets by Gab, a social media site used by the suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, show that the site's new server host, Epik, has been subpoenaed by the Pennsylvania attorney general.

Economy

Short Sellers' Impact On Markets

5:20am November 09, 2018

Short sellers — investors who bet against companies — get a bad rap, but research suggests they help keep markets running smoothly.

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State Department Iran Specialist On Restoring Sanctions

5:20am November 09, 2018

Brian Hook, a State Department adviser on Iran, talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about why the administration thinks reimposing sanctions on Iran is an effective policy.

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Economy

All Aboard The Bankmobile!

5:47pm November 08, 2018

How one bank gave a whole new meaning to the term "mobile banking."

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at a press conference at SpaceX headquarters on Sept. 17, 2018 in Hawthorne, Cal.

Tesla Names New Chair As Elon Musk Steps Down

6:09am November 08, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Robyn Denholm, a former Tesla board member and technology executive, is the company's new chair after CEO Elon Musk stepped down as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Robyn Denholm Replaces Elon Musk As Tesla's Board Chair

5:28am November 08, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Tesla announced Robyn Denholm as the new board chair today. She will step down from her current role as CFO and Head of Strategy at Telstra, which is Australia's largest telecommunications company.

Economy

Your Lifetime Value Score

4:55pm November 07, 2018

You may not know it, but companies are silently scoring you... and using that score to figure out how to treat you.

The BHP train that was derailed in Western Australia was loaded with iron ore, like this one in a photo provided by the company.

World News

Runaway Train Blazes Through Western Australia For More Than 50 Miles

5:32pm November 06, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The train had nobody on it. It was eventually deliberately derailed, creating a dramatic crash scene with huge lengths of crumpled, twisted metal on the desert sand next to the train track.

Economy

Stacey And Cardiff Answer To The People

5:03pm November 06, 2018

We answer questions from our listeners and issue a couple of mea culpas.

A 2017 photo shows a Motel 6 in Phoenix. Local reporters discovered multiple Motel 6 locations were providing lists of guest names to immigration officials. That's prompted lawsuits accusing the company of discrimination against Latinos and privacy violat

National

Motel 6 Agrees To Pay Millions After Giving Guest Lists To Immigration Authorities

4:00pm November 06, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The hotel chain has reached a tentative $7.6 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit. Motel 6 employees in multiple locations provided guests' names to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.