Business

Economy

Economists challenge maxim: For inflation to go down, unemployment needs to go up

12:26pm September 09, 2023

by Willa Rubin

An economic rule of thumb has been that lowering the inflation rate leads to higher unemployment. But that has been weakening lately. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on September 6, 2023.)

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A traffic jam in the drought-stricken Panama Canal may affect global supply chains

5:41pm September 08, 2023

A drought is causing a slowdown in shipping traffic at the Panama Canal. It's introducing new problems for the global supply chain.

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National

Minneapolis building, nearly lost to arson in George Floyd protests, is being revived

8:08am September 08, 2023

by Matt Sepic

Three years since the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the civil unrest that followed, several Black entrepreneurs are revitalizing a historic retail building that was nearly lost to arson.

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Economists challenge maxim: For inflation to go down, unemployment needs to go up

7:52am September 08, 2023

by Willa Rubin

For the past several decades, an economic rule of thumb has been that lowering the inflation rate leads to higher unemployment. But that correlation has been weakening lately.

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Environment

Sucking carbon dioxide out of the sky is moving from science fiction to reality

5:09am September 08, 2023

Occidental Petroleum is investing in billion-dollar projects to suck carbon dioxide out of the sky. The effort is raising hopes — and eyebrows.

A package of Paqui OneChipChallenge spicy tortilla chips is seen on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Boston.

National

Maker of the spicy 'One Chip Challenge' pulls product from store shelves

2:10am September 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

The maker of the extremely spicy chip said it is working to recall the product as Massachusetts authorities probe the death of a teen whose family said the challenge was a contributing factor.

The new business of wildfire preparedness could grow to be massive

5:53pm September 07, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

Wildfires are a worsening danger — and a big business opportunity. From high-tech alarms to home retrofits, the industry around preparedness is nascent, fairly small, barely regulated, growing fast.

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Journalists protest outside the offices of the Austin American Statesman in June as part of a nationwide effort by staff at Gannett-owned newspapers to draw attention to layoffs and budget cuts. A coalition of donors is promising to bolster local news with a half-billion dollars over five years.

Philanthropies pledge $500 million to address 'crisis in local news'

4:35pm September 07, 2023

by David Folkenflik

The new coalition of donors, led by the MacArthur Foundation, says one out of every five Americans lives in a "news desert" with little to no reliable local news.

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National

Charter Spectrum subscribers can't watch ESPN's NFL coverage due to Disney dispute

4:35pm September 07, 2023

by Eric Deggans

Football fans subscribed to Charter Spectrum's cable TV can't watch ESPN's NFL coverage due to a dispute with Disney that saw more than two dozen Disney-owned channels yanked from the service.

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The federal government, the nation's largest employer, is urging a return to office for federal employees this fall. A government report found that in the first three months of 2023, building occupancy at 17 federal agency was 25% or less.

Politics & Government

Biden wants federal workforce to come to the office more. Some ask why?

12:01pm September 07, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

As employers including the federal government cut back on remote work, employees who never had any intention of working from an office push back and threaten to retire or resign.

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