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'Forbes' Investigates President Trump's Finances

8:39am October 03, 2018

Donald Trump once predicted that he could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it. Rachel Martin talks to Dan Alexander of Forbes, who says Trump's net worth has dropped.

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Amazon says it will pay all its U.S. workers at least $15 an hour. Here, workers prepare shipments at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in California during the early Christmas rush in 2014.

Economy

Amazon Sets $15 Minimum Wage For U.S. Employees, Including Temps

6:55pm October 02, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The retail giant, run by the world's richest man, was criticized earlier this year after revealing its workers' median pay was $28,446.

Economy

Amazon Becomes Largest Company To Commit To Minimum $15 Hourly Wage

5:25pm October 02, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

Amazon announced on Tuesday that it will raise wages to $15 an hour starting Nov. 1 for some 250,000 regular workers and 100,000 seasonal workers.

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Economy

Zeitgeist-y Bubbles

4:27pm October 02, 2018

by Cardiff Garcia

How financial bubbles reflect the particular psychology of the times in which they inflate.

Economy

Amazon To Raise Minimum Wage To $15 Starting Next Month

8:31am October 02, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

Officials at Amazon announced on Tuesday that the company is raising wages to $15 an hour starting Nov. 1 for some 250,000 regular workers and 100,000 seasonal workers.

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Justice Department Sues California Over Net Neutrality Law

8:31am October 02, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Tim Wu, professor at Columbia Law School, on the U.S. Department of Justice suing California over the state's new net neutrality law.

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Trump Touts New Trade Deal With Mexico And Canada

8:31am October 02, 2018

by Yuki Noguchi

Experts say President Trump's new trade deal has a lot in common with the North American Free Trade Agreement that it replaces, but with some changes that could benefit labor.

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U.S. Blocks Appointments Of New Judges To World Trade Organization

7:59am October 02, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

President Trump has attacked the World Trade Organization, which sets and enforces global trading rules, as being unfair to America. Blocking judges is a move that threatens to cripple the WTO.

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NAFTA Replacement Is A 'Major Achievement' Navarro Says

7:39am October 02, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to White House trade adviser Peter Navarro about the deal involving the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Trump wants to sign it by November. NPR's Scott Horsley comments on the discussion.

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Ashok Kumar distributes government food rations to customer Leela Devi at his shop near Ramgarh, in India's Jharkhand state.

India's Biometric ID System Has Led To Starvation For Some Poor, Advocates Say

8:45pm October 01, 2018

The world's biggest biometric system, with iris scans of 1.2 billion people, was designed to help the poor. But it has sparked concerns about privacy and in some cases has exacerbated starvation.

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