Business

The 777 Tower in downtown Los Angeles' financial district is one of two buildings that Brookfield, the city's largest office owner, defaulted on this year.

Economy

A lot of offices are still empty — and it's becoming a major risk for the economy

11:04am May 16, 2023

by Arezou Rezvani

The office property sector is in trouble as many workplaces remain empty, and that threatens to spark a number of economic problems, including more pain at the country's banks.

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New York Times chairman and publisher A.G. Sulzberger, shown above, on Monday called for journalists to operate independent of government pressure, corporate influence, partisan agenda - and personal ideology.

Politics & Government

The New York Times' Sulzberger warns reporters of 'blind spots and echo chambers'

8:50am May 16, 2023

by David Folkenflik

In recent years, social justice movements have affected U.S. newsrooms. In a 12,000-word essay, New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger argues journalism must be free of personal ideology.

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Economy

The case for financial literacy education

6:30am May 16, 2023

by Paddy Hirsch

Financial literacy programs have been called useless in the past. But a new study suggests that's due to the way the subject is taught, rather than the subject itself.

National

Kia and Hyundai face pressure to stem the rampant thefts of their vehicles

6:01pm May 15, 2023

by Camila Domonoske

Kias and Hyundais built between 2011 and 2022 are unusually easy to steal. As a result, thefts are spiking. The companies are under pressure to do more to prevent thefts.

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Norditropin, a growth hormone from Novo Nordisk, remains in short supply, frustrating parents.

Health & Safety

Families scramble to find growth hormone drug as shortage drags on

5:26pm May 15, 2023

by Sydney Lupkin

Children who need growth hormone to achieve their full stature are having trouble getting the medicine. A shortage has stretched months longer than expected and could last the rest of the year.

Small businesses worry as offices and city centers are slow to refill

4:53pm May 15, 2023

by Arezou Rezvani

There are more empty office spaces now than during the 2008 financial crisis. These vacancies could spell trouble for downtown city centers and the broader commercial real estate market.

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A man enters the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street in New York City on Friday.

What the debt ceiling standoff could mean for your retirement plans

1:55pm May 15, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Biden has warned that defaulting on the national debt "would devastate retirement accounts," among other things. The head of advice methodology at Vanguard wants people to remember the bigger picture.

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'Mattress Mack' says his bets make furniture buying more interesting

5:10am May 15, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Jim McIngvale, known as "Mattress Mack," about placing bets on big sporting events to draw publicity for his Houston-based business.

How a default on the debt ceiling would affect the average American

11:18am May 14, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Samantha Sanders of the Economic Policy Institute how not raising the debt ceiling would affect the average American.

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National

Florida businesses could be required to verify employees have legal work permits

8:02am May 14, 2023

by Talia Blake

Florida businesses could soon be required to use the E-Verify system for their employees to make sure people have legal work permits. There's fear the move could hurt labor intensive industries.