Business

Why parents, day care owners and day care workers are trapped in a broken market

11:07am July 06, 2023

by Sarah Gonzalez

Parents are struggling to find day care for their children — yet, day care centers are having a hard time staying open. Our Planet Money team looks at America's broken day care system.

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Arts
Books

The creator of luxury brand Brother Vellies is fighting for justice in fashion

11:05am July 06, 2023

Shoes and accessories designed by Aurora James sell for hundreds, even thousands, of dollars. In Wildflower, James details how hard it was to get here and the imbalanced economics of high fashion.

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Meta has unveiled an app called Threads to rival Twitter

7:22am July 06, 2023

Meta hopes to become the go-to platform for public discourse. Its app comes as Elon Musk's chaotic rule at Twitter has many looking for a new place to go.

Major sticking point to buying an electric vehicle is the lack of public chargers

5:05am July 06, 2023

The No. 1 concern of prospective electric vehicle owners is the availability of charging stations.

A pedestrian walks by REI's flagship store in New York, where last year workers formed the company's first union.

National

REI fostered a progressive reputation. Then its workers began to unionize

5:00am July 06, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

REI, the shopping mecca for outdoor enthusiasts, has balked at recognizing its newly unionized workers. They accuse the retailer of breaking labor laws, which the company denies.

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U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here's what it means

7:19pm July 05, 2023

Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech."

Judge limits Biden administration's communication with social media companies

4:39pm July 05, 2023

A federal judge has restricted the Biden administration and some government agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies about certain content.

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2023. Yellen is traveling to China amid tensions over a number of issues including Taiwan.

Janet Yellen heads to China, seeking to ease tensions between the two economic powers

4:26pm July 05, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is on her way to Beijing for talks with her Chinese counterparts. The meeting comes at a tense time, with tit-for-tat trade restrictions and rising strategic frictions.

Markets have rallied recently as the economy has proved sturdier than expected and as investors have latched onto artificial intelligence-related shares. Here, stock market numbers are displayed at the New York Stock Exchange on June 2.

Economy

What recession? Why stocks are surging despite warnings of doom and gloom

4:26pm July 05, 2023

by David Gura

Halfway through the year, hopes about AI and a sturdier-than-expected economy are leading to a big rally in stock markets — but a lot of uncertainty still lies ahead.

Tipping machines have replaced tip jars in many places as more people pay electronically.

Economy

To tip or not to tip? 3 reasons why tipping has gotten so out of control

3:42pm July 05, 2023

by Stacey Vanek Smith

The pandemic, technology and the economy have combined to create the perfect storm for "tip-flation" — but we might be at a tipping point.

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