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U.S., China Agree To Cut Tariffs On High-Tech Products

8:09am November 12, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

The agreement is an unexpected act of cooperation between two countries that have been increasingly at odds over intellectual property, cybersecurity, human rights and trade imbalances.

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National

NFL, Broadway Fight FCC Auction Of Broadcast Spectrum

6:24pm November 11, 2014

by Rick Karr

The Federal Communications Commission is getting ready to auction off more broadcast spectrum and that has the folks who use wireless microphones very worried.

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The casino strip in Macau has revenues roughly seven times its counterpart in Las Vegas. With China's government cracking down on corruption, the gambling business is down sharply.

China's Corruption Crackdown Pummels Macau Casinos

4:27pm November 11, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

The Chinese island is renowned as a gambling capital and a place to launder cash. An anti-graft campaign has driven away high rollers and others dependent on its shady financial services.

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Economy

Judge To Rule Friday On Detroit's Bankruptcy Exit

4:27pm November 11, 2014

by Quinn Klinefelter

The judge must decide if the plan is fair to Detroit's creditors and feasible for the city to accomplish, as it seeks to shed $7 billion in debt and invest more than a billion in city services.

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Economy

October Jobs Data Show Solid Employment Growth

4:27pm November 11, 2014

by John Ydstie

The economy added 214,000 jobs in October, less than the 248,000 produced in September, but just enough to continue pushing the unemployment rate down.

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Economy

Future U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Will Require More Brain Than Brawn

4:27pm November 11, 2014

by Adam Davidson

The face of manufacturing has changed. In the future, the pool of workers is expected to be smaller. And if workers want to succeed, they'll need continuous improvement with on-the-job education.

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Will Davidson and his Minecraft creation, modeled off the Santa Cruz Mission

Minecraft's Business Model: A Video Game That Leaves You Alone

2:38pm November 11, 2014

by Steve Henn

Microsoft is buying the company that created the video game Minecraft, which has a loyal following in part because of the freedom it allows players — including freedom from pressure to buy add-ons.

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An international tariff on high-tech goods could be rewritten, thanks to negotiations in China. Here, men use smartphones in Beijing last month, days after Apple released its iPhone 6 in the Chinese market.

Economy

U.S. And China Move Toward Ending Tariffs On High-Tech Gear

1:29pm November 11, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The existing tariff system, which adds as much as 25 percent to the cost of American high-tech exports, covers more than $4 trillion in annual trade, the White House says.

Study Shows Long-Term Benefits Of Welfare Program

1:12pm November 11, 2014

by Shankar Vedantam

Data from the Mothers Pension Program, launched at the turn of the 20th century, finds benefits on education, income and longevity. It's the first to document benefits over the span of a century.

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Tristan Walker founded Code2040, an internship program designed to bring Latino and black engineering undergrads to Silicon Valley.

Economy

Tech Star Wants To Make Diversity Plug-And-Play For Silicon Valley

11:11am November 11, 2014

by NPR Staff

Tristan Walker, founder and CEO of Walker & Co. Brands, and J.J. McCorvey, a writer at Fast Company, discuss the tech industry's diversity problem.

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