Business

Singer Taylor Swift and actor Ryan Reynolds are seen ahead of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.

Taylor Swift's stadium stop hikes up ticket prices for Chiefs-Jets game

10:23pm October 01, 2023

Taylor Swift means business. The popstar brought an economic boost to the NFL after she was seen at a Chiefs game. Her appearance at MetLife Stadium gives the franchise another opportunity to cash in.

The fall of crypto

4:53pm October 01, 2023

NPR's David Gura speaks with Zeke Faux of Bloomberg News and New Yorker staff writer Sheelah Kolhatkar about the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

National

Wave of cider makers are branching out from the juicy, sweet stuff in grocery stores

4:53pm October 01, 2023

by Ben Paviour

Apple Cider can taste different, depending on the fruit used to make it. Now, some cider makers are seeking out wild apples to make the beverage.

National

Behind the latest UAW strike is its almost 90-year history

7:58am October 01, 2023

The United Auto Workers union strike enters its third week, but the history of their fight goes back to the 1930s.

All Onewheel products are being recalled, including the Pint model seen here.

National

All Onewheel e-skateboards are recalled after reported deaths

6:13pm September 30, 2023

by Emma Bowman

Future Motion recalled 300,000 boards after previous resistance to the federal safety commission's push for a recall. Four incidents of fatal brain trauma are linked to the self-balancing boards.

Politics & Government

Maryland senator on stopgap spending bill

5:33pm September 30, 2023

NPR's David Gura talks to Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen about the passage of a short-term spending bill in the House of Representatives.

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at an event on the one-year launch of the Pandemic Fund, in New York City on Sept. 19.

Janet Yellen says a government shutdown would add to risks of a recession

3:18pm September 30, 2023

by David Gura

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is sounding the alarm about the damage a government shutdown could do to the U.S. economy. "It's really reckless and will impose immediate harm," Yellen told NPR.

Tourists board a shuttle into Zion National Park, in Utah. The state government will pay for the park to stay open during the government shutdown, in order to keep tourist revenue flowing to nearby towns.

Some states pick up the tab to keep national parks open during federal shutdown

12:03pm September 30, 2023

by Sean Higgins

Don't cancel that camping trip just yet: Utah, Arizona, and Colorado state governments will foot the bill to keep some national parks open — and tourist dollars flowing — during the shutdown.

Steven Rattner says the gap in pay between workers and auto executives is "unconscionable."

National

Why the Obama era 'car czar' thinks striking autoworkers risk overplaying their hand

5:45pm September 29, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

He was the lead adviser for the Obama administration when the government bailed out auto companies in 2009. Now, he is weighing in on the union strikes against the big 3 American automakers.

Politics & Government

Donald Trump's business empire at risk following fraud ruling

4:41pm September 29, 2023

by Brian Mann

Legal experts say it's unclear what a judge's fraud ruling will mean for Donald Trump's business empire but they agree he faces grave financial and legal peril.