Business

Downtown LA Becomes A Popular Place To Buy A Condo

9:05am October 12, 2015

by Ben Bergman

Los Angeles has been known mostly as a place to work, but the number of residents has more than tripled since 2000. Developers can't build condos fast enough while many offices sit empty.

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President Barack Obama speaks about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, at the Agriculture Department in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6.

Scrubbing A Trade Deal: Translators Get Behind The Ears Of The TPP

10:50pm October 11, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

What does it mean to "scrub" an agreement? Here's a look at the phrase "legal scrub" — and why it's significant to the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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Fantasy Sports Industry Under Scrutiny After Insider Trading Allegations

8:18pm October 09, 2015

by Curt Nickisch

Some daily fantasy sports players are dropping their business after a DraftKings employee with access to potentially valuable data won $350,000 at rival company FanDuel. The two companies this week banned their workforce from playing fantasy for cash, and they say more regulation is not needed; they will police themselves. But regulators are asking questions about the fast-growing industry.

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Week In Politics: Speaker Of The House Race, Hillary Clinton On The TPP

8:18pm October 09, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss Rep. Kevin McCarthy's decision to withdraw from the race for the next Speaker of the House, Hillary Clinton's opposition to the TPP, and the Russian strategy in Syria.

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TPP Negotiators Reached Agreement With Sticky Compromise On Biologics Drugs

6:38pm October 09, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

A big sticking point in the negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership involved biologics medicines and vaccines created from living organisms. The dispute centered on patent protection: how many years drug companies should have before facing competition from generics. The negotiators ended up with a complicated compromise that gives drug makers five to eight years of protection. But nobody is really happy with the outcome.

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Volkswagen board members Wolfgang Porsche (from left), Berthold Huber and Stephan Weil attend a news conference to announce Martin Winterkorn's decision to resign as Volkswagen CEO on Sept. 23, in Wolfsburg, Germany.

Economy

What VW Needs To Do To Survive Its Biggest Scandal

6:06pm October 09, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

After revelations it cheated emissions tests, Volkswagen is vowing to win back the public's trust. But, experts say, it will take a long time. First, the automaker needs to let the crisis play out.

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Obama Begins Sales Pitch To Congress On Trans-Pacific Partnership

2:22pm October 09, 2015

by Mara Liasson

Negotiators reached agreement on a massive trade deal this week. It sets in motion a complex political fight — one that involves federal policy, the national economy, President Obama's legacy, and creates a backdrop for the 2016 presidential election.

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Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and a Democratic colleague have introduced a bill that would require drugmakers and medical device companies to disclose payments made to physician assistants and nurses who can prescribe their products.

Health & Safety

Bill Would Add Nurses, Physician Assistants To Pharma Disclosure Database

1:29pm October 09, 2015

by Charles Ornstein

Drugmakers disclose their payments to doctors, dentists, even chiropractors. But spending on nurse practitioners and physician assistants is excluded. Legislation in the Senate would change that.

House Panel Spends Hours Questioning VW's CEO Of U.S. Business

7:57am October 09, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

Volkswagen's top U.S. executive was taken to task on Thursday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. It was the first congressional hearing since the company's emissions scandal broke.

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Health & Safety

Why Most People Don't Shop Around For Medical Procedures

7:57am October 09, 2015

by David Kestenbaum

We shop around when we get a plane ticket or buy a couch. But we spend thousands of dollars on health care without comparing prices. What happens when you pay patients to choose the cheaper option?

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