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A screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number of the Dow Jones industrial average on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018.

As Trump Prepares For Big Speech, State Of The Economy Is Strong

4:54pm January 29, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The U.S. economy is humming as President Trump prepares to speak on the state of the union. The stock market is up, and unemployment is down. Some of these gains began before Trump took office.

Houchang Golzari drives a Town Car for a service in New York City. He says the Black Car Fund compensated him for some of his lost wages after he was involved in an accident.

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The Future Of Benefits: A New York Program Might Provide A Model

4:03pm January 29, 2018

by Yuki Noguchi

The Black Car Fund provides workers' compensation and other benefits for 125,000 taxi, Lyft and other drivers. It may offer a template for establishing benefits for the growing freelance workforce.

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Economy

The Black Car Fund

2:46pm January 29, 2018

There's lots of talk about the problems of the gig economy. On today's show, we talk about a solution.

People walk by a Panera Bread in Manhattan in 2015.

National

Panera Bread Recalls Cream Cheese Across U.S. Over Listeria Fears

11:42am January 29, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Citing "an abundance of caution," the fast-casual chain announced Sunday it is recalling its cream cheese products after one variety tested positive for the bacteria.

Jim Kirk, who replaced D'Vorkin as editor in chief at the Times, in a photo from last year.

Top 'LA Times' Editor Pushed Out Amid Newsroom Unrest

11:13am January 29, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In a major shakeup, Lewis D'Vorkin steps down as editor in chief of the newspaper. He will be replaced by veteran Chicago journalist Jim Kirk.

National

Federal Crackdown On States' Legal Marijuana Drives Private Investors Away

8:36am January 29, 2018

by Ben Markus

After U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions told prosecutors they are free to go after marijuana businesses, investors started getting worried. And that's having a ripple effect on the industry.

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Economy

Words You'll Hear: NAFTA Negotiations

5:42pm January 28, 2018

Candidate Donald Trump promised to renegotiate NAFTA. Now, those talks are happening. Michel Martin talks with Chad Bown of the Peterson Institute for International Economics about Trump's proposals.

IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad in 2007. Kamprad died Saturday at at 91.

IKEA Founder, Ingvar Kamprad, Dies At 91

2:25pm January 28, 2018

by Chris Benderev

The Swedish entrepreneur, whose company brought affordable, Scandinavian design to living rooms around the world, died Saturday in his home in Smaland, Sweden.

A recently renovated Mariachi Plaza is pictured in Boyle Heights, Calif., is a Hispanic and low-income neighborhood of Los Angeles that's fighting hard to prevent gentrification, the threat of escalating rents and "washed out" identity.

'There Isn't A Just Housing Choice': How We've Enabled The Pains Of Gentrification

7:56am January 28, 2018

by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

Decades of unjust policies have led to the devaluing of lower-income neighborhoods. But urban sociologist John Schlichtman says closing the gap between revaluing and devaluing can minimize inequities.

U.S. Travel Industry Worries As International Visits Decline

7:56am January 28, 2018

Data suggest that the U.S. share of global travel has been declining since 2015. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to David DuBois, part of the recently launched Visit U.S. Coalition.