Business

Iowa residents looking for insurance today via the state's health exchange have few options.

Health Insurance Startup Collapses In Iowa

3:41pm January 20, 2015

by Clay Masters

Obamacare provided billions in seed money to help establish insurance companies called co-ops. One of the biggest has now gone under, and its state overseer is telling clients to switch carriers.

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Demand is growing for GMO-free labels on food products, according to the Non-GMO Project, one of the principal suppliers of the label.

How Your Food Gets The 'Non-GMO' Label

2:41pm January 20, 2015

by Amy Mayer

Demand for foods certified as GMO-free is ballooning. Increasingly, it's conventional companies that want to earn the label. Here's how a company gets into the non-GMO game.

National

Regulators Take Action Against Delinquent Mines

2:28pm January 20, 2015

by Howard Berkes

In reaction to an NPR/MSHN investigation, federal regulators, a member of Congress and others are considering ways to crack down on mining companies that fail to pay delinquent mine safety penalties.

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Obama To Press For Higher Taxes On Wealthy Taxpayers

2:01pm January 20, 2015

President Obama is preparing to deliver his sixth State of the Union address Tuesday night. He plans to focus on the middle class. Steve Inskeep talks to White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough.

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When Ed Neufeldt introduced President Obama in 2009, Elkhart, Ind. had the dubious distinction of having the highest unemployment rate in the country, close to 20 percent. The county's job numbers have recovered, but Neufeldt's now working three part-time

Working 3 Jobs In A Time Of Recovery

1:58pm January 20, 2015

by Tamara Keith

If Elkhart County, Ind. was the symbol of the recession, then Ed Neufeldt was the face of the unemployed worker. Elkhart's economy has recovered but Neufeldt is still struggling to bounce back.

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State Of The Union Will Tout Progress, But Is The Economy Fixed?

12:09pm January 20, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

The economy has improved greatly since President Obama took office on Jan. 20, 2009. But is his economic legacy impressive enough to justify taking a victory lap during his State of the Union address?

The Container Park in April 2014. Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is spearheading the Downtown Project, an effort to revitalize downtown Las Vegas.

National

Remaking Vegas In A Tech Billionaire's Image: Will It Last?

12:08pm January 20, 2015

by Elise Hu

Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh pumped $350 million into downtrodden downtown Las Vegas to make it a home for startups and a place young people want to live again. Three years in, is it working?

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A trader stands outside the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 31, 2012.

Markets May Stumble Or Skyrocket, But This Economist Says Hold On Tight

11:00am January 20, 2015

by NPR Staff

It's been more than four decades since Burton Malkiel published A Random Walk Down Wall Street. Eleven editions later, Malkiel hasn't wavered in his mantra of patience and broad investing.

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Analysts Watch For Impacts Of European Economic Weakness On U.S.

7:58am January 20, 2015

by Susanna Capelouto

German automakers have several plants in the South, and Florida counts on European tourists. Analysts hope efforts to stimulate Europe's economy will keep investments in the U.S. from slipping.

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Economy

U.S. Should End Its Export Ban On Crude Oil, Study Says

7:58am January 20, 2015

by John Ydstie

The Center on Global Energy Policy says lifting the ban, which was put in place during the Arab oil embargoes of the 1970s, would help producers, consumers and improve U.S. security.

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