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Economy

How The Idea Of Free Trade As A Way To World Peace Gained Traction

11:27am October 07, 2016

by Jacob Goldstein

Free trade is taking a beating in this election year. But the man who created the free-trade world we live in now, thought free trade was the way to world peace. He even won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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U.S. Creates 156,000 Jobs In September, Lower Than Predicted

9:35am October 07, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Economists had expected between 170,000 and 176,000 new jobs last month. The unemployment rate rose slightly, to 5 percent from 4.9 percent.

National

Regulators To Require Employers To Report More Detailed Pay Data

6:06pm October 06, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

New regulations will require companies to report more detailed pay data, including how much men and women are paid. Many companies are auditing their payroll and finding that analyzing the information and handling the results can be tricky.

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Friday's Jobs Report Could Help Shape Election Outlook

3:53pm October 06, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

If it shows steady unemployment and job growth figures, that would help Democrat Hillary Clinton. If the numbers get worse, that would give an edge to Republican Donald Trump.

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes appears during a 2015 interview with CNBC.

Theranos Is Shutting Its Blood-Test Facilities, Shedding 40 Percent Of Workers

12:37pm October 06, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The company has been under scrutiny from federal regulators over its blood-testing technology. Theranos says it will focus on a testing product called miniLab.

National

Meal Kits And Chaos: Report Reveals Unsavory Side Of Blue Apron Warehouse

7:49am October 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

A recent BuzzFeed investigation found Blue Apron had poor, at times violent working conditions for employees at its packing facility in Richmond, Calif.

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A wrecked police motorcycle lays on the scene after a suspected drunk driver crashed during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade in Stillwater, Okla.

National

Putting Traffic Deaths In The Past Tense

9:52pm October 05, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Transportation officials say road fatalities spiked alarmingly in the U.S. in the first half of 2016. But they say they will develop a plan to eliminate crash deaths in 30 years.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues New Prepaid Card Rules

6:12pm October 05, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued new rules on prepaid cards that will require providers to abide by some of the same restrictions as credit cards. Namely, it will have to assess the borrower's ability to repay, and it will limit fees and interest rates.

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Economy

New Rules On Prepaid Electronic Payment Cards

5:43pm October 05, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is imposing some of the same requirements on prepaid debit and credit card providers as on companies that market standard cards.

Episode 521: The Town That Loves Death

4:38pm October 05, 2016

On today's episode, we'll take you to a place where dying has become acceptable dinner conversation. A place that also happens to have the lowest healthcare spending of any region in the country.

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