Business

Sixth Grade Investors Outdo College Investment Clubs

8:02am April 09, 2014

Math classes at Oak Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, N.D., made a number of investments. One of the classes beat out investment clubs at universities including Cornell, Columbia and NYU.

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Are we in a tech bubble about to burst? Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion earlier this year. WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum speaks during a conference at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Spain.

Silicon Valley Buying Spree: A Tech Bubble, Or Strategy At Play?

9:22am April 08, 2014

by Steve Henn

Over the past few months, the country's biggest technology firms have spent billions buying startups like WhatsApp and Nest. That has analysts wondering if another tech bubble is about to burst.

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Bliss Ends When Microsoft Pulls The Plug On XP Support

8:09am April 08, 2014

Bliss is the default computer desktop image when Microsoft's Windows XP operating system is launched. The photo, taken by Charles O'Rear, is of a highway in Napa Valley after a storm cleared.

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Farmworkers like these in California picking produce may soon be required by the FDA to take more precautions against spreading foodborne illness.

FDA Releases Rules To Strengthen Safety Of Food Supply

3:10pm April 07, 2014

Two years after a food safety bill became law, the FDA issues a rule to prevent foodborne illness in produce and one to require food manufacturers to have plans in place to prevent contamination.

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.guru, .tips, .sexy: The Wild West Of Internet Domains

12:44pm April 07, 2014

by David Kestenbaum

Nearly 2,000 new top-level Internet domains are becoming available. Which are the most popular so far? And what will become of .com?

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The Growing Industry Of Marijuana Advertising

6:50pm April 06, 2014

In Humboldt County, radio stations broadcast gardening ads geared toward the Emerald Triangle's most lucrative — but still federally illegal — industry: marijuana. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with broadcast lawyer Harry Cole about the legality of advertising pot and related growing products.

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Americans Are On The Move, But In The Wrong Direction

7:05pm April 05, 2014

by NPR Staff

People are having a harder time moving toward the places with the most economic opportunity. High cost of living is driving them to cheaper places, where job options are more limited.

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Josie Maisano poses with her congressman, Democrat Sander Levin of Michigan. Levin says if Congress can't respond to people like Maisano, "we've failed."

Life Without Jobless Benefits: Watching, Searching And Praying

7:11pm April 04, 2014

by Tamara Keith

More than three months have passed since the long-term unemployed saw their federal jobless benefits cut off abruptly. One Michigan woman is looking for work while watching for congressional action.

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We hate losing twice as much as we love winning, behavioral researchers say. And that gets us into trouble with financial decisions.

One More Speed Bump For Your Retirement Fund: Basic Human Impulse

7:34pm April 03, 2014

by Chris Arnold

Basic human impulses often conflict with saving for retirement. For one thing, people hate losing something — even more than we love winning. Behavioral economists call this "loss aversion."

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Politics & Government

Chemical Spill In W. Va. Tests Tolerance For Big Coal

10:27am April 03, 2014

Linda Wertheimer talks to Evan Osnos about his New Yorker piece in which he explores how the coal industry has become a political player in the state, and what that could mean for future regulation.

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