Business

Mark Zuckerberg kicks off the annual Facebook developers conference in San Francisco on Wednesday.

New Anonymous Facebook Login Hides Info, But Not From Facebook

12:00pm August 01, 2014

by Steve Henn

Facebook has introduced a way for users to log into apps anonymously as a way to build trust and protect privacy. User info would be protected from app developers, but visible to Facebook.

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North Dakota farmer Jim Reimers shows off one of the drones he uses to collect data on his family's 30,000-acre farm.

High-Ho, The Derry-O, The Farmer And The Drone

12:00pm August 01, 2014

by Steve Henn

Congress has ordered the FAA to create new rules to safely integrate drones into U.S. airspace by 2015, but North Dakota's farmers aren't waiting.

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Across The Atlantic, Glimpse An Alternate Internet Universe

8:41am August 01, 2014

by Zoe Chace

Americans have very little choice over their cable Internet provider. This is largely because of a decision made 12 years ago, when the U.S. went one direction and the rest of the world went another.

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Minnesota's Minimum-Wage Workers Get 75-Cent Increase

7:48am August 01, 2014

by Matt Sepic

Workers and advocacy groups praise the hard-fought change, from $7.25 to $8, but opponents warn it will wreak havoc on business balance sheets.

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Everyone Goes To The Store To Get Milk. So Why's It Way In The Back?

7:14am August 01, 2014

by David Kestenbaum

It's one of the most popular items, but often it seems to be as far as humanly possible from the entrance. The Planet Money team looks at two very different theories about why that is.

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Rank-and-file Market Basket employees show support for ousted CEO Arthur T. Demoulas.

Grocery Chain Workers Want Their CEO Back

10:27am July 31, 2014

by Curt Nickisch

Arthur T. Demoulas, chief executive of the New England grocery chain Market Basket, was pushed out by his cousin in a boardroom struggle. Protesting employees have brought business to a standstill.

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Health & Safety

Red Robin's 'Monster' Burger Wins Xtreme Eating Awards

8:12am July 31, 2014

The Center for Science in the Public Interest says, at more than 3,500 calories, it's the "single unhealthiest" meal among 200 chain restaurants.

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Arts

Why Are Theater Tickets Cheaper On The West End Than On Broadway?

7:07pm July 30, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

In London, a matinee ticket for Matilda costs about $60; in New York, it's $137. What's going on? The West End has weaker unions and subsidized theater, while Broadway has amenities.

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Judge Orders Bank Of America To Pay $1.3 Billion Fine

5:08pm July 30, 2014

by Alan Greenblatt

A jury had found the bank liable for fraud related to mortgages sold by its Countrywide Financial unit last October. Bank of America may appeal.

Depend Promotes Pants-Dropping For 'Underwareness'

4:16pm July 30, 2014

The company's ad campaign calls on people to photograph themselves wearing only the disposable undergarments below the waist, to reduce the stigma of incontinence.

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