Business

Taxes, Big-Box Stores And The 'Dark Store Theory'

5:08am November 23, 2017

by Sehvilla Mann

Some towns rely on taxes that big-box stores pay to help keep their lights on. But in several states, cities accuse those retailers of undervaluing their own properties so they can pay less tax.

Economy

Walmart And Amazon's Food Fight

5:08am November 23, 2017

by Julia Dewitt

Amazon and Walmart each want to sell you groceries as part of their plan to sell everyone everything. So now Walmart is inventing new kinds of foods to lure customers into the store.

Despite Trump's Promises, Coal Plants Keep Closing

5:08am November 23, 2017

by Mose Buchele

Despite President Trump's vow to put coal miners back to work, coal plants keep closing. We visit a Texas town where one is slated to shut down soon.

Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. stand before the rendering of the under-construction Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium in September 2007.

Trump Organization Cuts Ties To Controversial SoHo Hotel

11:06pm November 22, 2017

The part hotel, part condo building, from which the president had continued to profit as president, potentially linked him to murky financing arrangements and allegations of fraud.

Queue Listen Now

Rewarding customers when they choose slower shipping options is one way online retailers are reacting to a recent decision by UPS to add a holiday surcharge during peak delivery days.

Retailers To Online Shoppers: Be Patient With Delivery, Get Perks

5:34pm November 22, 2017

by Rebecca Feldhaus Adams

In reaction to a recent decision by UPS to add a peak holiday delivery surcharge, some retailers are adding rewards and discounts for customers who choose "no hurry" slower delivery options.

What The End To Net Neutrality Means For Internet Streaming

4:45pm November 22, 2017

NPR's Elise Hu talks to former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler about what the FCC decision to end so-called net neutrality means and what it will mean to consumers of internet streaming.

Companies Are Trying To Get Shoppers Back In The Stores With Doorbusters

4:45pm November 22, 2017

Stores are bringing back doorbuster deals that are available in-store only — a gambit to get more people physically shopping on the Thanksgiving weekend. One of the best discounts this year is 4K televisions.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced Tuesday a plan to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules.

Politics & Government

FCC's Pai: 'Heavy-Handed' Net Neutrality Rules Are Stifling The Internet

2:01pm November 22, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The FCC chairman says repealing net neutrality is a needed return to a "free-market-based" Internet. One opponent says Ajit Pai's plan "would end the Internet as we know it."

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Politics & Government

Working In A World After Weinstein

1:28pm November 22, 2017

What will it take to convince people with power and influence to make a permanent change?

Identity thieves can strip personal information off of public Wi-Fi and your smartphone.

Economy

Don't Compromise Your Personal Information This Holiday Shopping Season

10:30am November 22, 2017

by Emily Sullivan

Consumers say they're worried about identity theft this holiday season, but they say these concerns won't affect how they shop. Here are steps you can take to protect your data online and in stores.