Business

Economy

Attorney Dispenses Legal Advice As Well As Shaving Cream

5:24am August 15, 2013

by Diane Orson

A Connecticut attorney has opened a shop that combines his passion for the law with his barber skills. Donald Howard says he first got the hybrid-business idea working as a paralegal for a personal injury attorney who doubled as a sports agent. And, a California attorney opened Legal Grind, a coffee house and law office.

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2 Ex-Traders Accused Of Covering Up JPMorgan Losses

5:24am August 15, 2013

by Ilya Marritz

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged two former traders in JPMorgan Chase's London office with securities fraud. The two men were part of the so-called "London Whale" case, which ended up costing the company more than $6 billion. U.S. officials say the men lied about the value of some derivatives trades to cover up mounting losses.

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Economy

Auto Industry's Pent-Up Demand Expected To Ease Slowly

5:24am August 15, 2013

by Sonari Glinton

The average car on the road these days is more than 11 years old — a historic high. Some analysts say that means there soon will be a surge in car buying. Others are skeptical.

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Ninety percent of what we wear, eat and consume is carried by container ships like this one at the state-run Jaya Container Terminal of Sri Lanka's port of Colombo.

Books
Arts

Shipping: The 'Invisible Industry' That Clothes And Feeds You

4:38pm August 14, 2013

Rose George spent several weeks aboard a container ship to research Ninety Percent of Everything, her book about the shipping industry. She writes, "There are more than one hundred thousand ships at sea carrying all the solids, liquids and gases that we need to live."

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A melon washing station sprays cantaloupes with clean water and sanitizer.

Health & Safety

Listeria Outbreak Still Haunts Colorado's Cantaloupe Growers

1:48pm August 14, 2013

by Eric Whitney

The contaminated fruit that killed 33 people and sickened at least 147 others in 2011 came from a farm 90 miles from Rocky Ford, Colo. But the town's many melon farmers took a huge hit nonetheless, and are still trying to convince the public their cantaloupes are safe.

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Feds Sue To Block Proposed Airline Merger

9:16am August 14, 2013

by Wade Goodwyn

The U.S. Justice Department is suing to stop the proposed merger of American Airlines and U.S. Airways. The government says the merger would hurt competition and raise costs for consumers.

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Books

E-Books Strain Relations Between Libraries, Publishing Houses

2:23pm August 13, 2013

by Lynn Neary

E-books have changed the world of publishing in fundamental ways. The business model that encouraged publishers to support the work of public libraries has changed to such an extent that this relationship has been stressed to the point of non cooperation.

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On Monday, the Washington Post Co. announced the sale of its newspaper to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, a move that comes as the paper struggles to keep up revenue.

National

The Tricky Business Of Predicting Where Media Will Go Next

1:26pm August 12, 2013

by NPR Staff

One of journalism's most recognizable mastheads, The Washington Post, is entering a new era with a new owner. In 1992, the paper's managing editor urged it to get at the forefront of the upcoming digital revolution, but it so far has fallen short in a world of fast-paced BuzzFeeds.

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Too Much, Too Fast: China Sees Backlash From Massive Growth

11:25am August 12, 2013

by Jim Zarroli

Years of rapid industrial expansion have left many parts of China contending with thick smog and dirty water. The move comes at a time when China is trying to shift away from the investment-led economic model that has generated such dizzying growth in recent years, but the global economic downturn has made the transition a lot more challenging.

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A Seamless sticker is displayed next to the menu in the window of a restaurant in New York's Times Square on Saturday. Rivals Seamless and GrubHub said Friday that they have completed their combination, creating an online takeout company covering about 25

Economy

Food Delivery Hits The Web, But Restaurants Pay The Price

8:56am August 12, 2013

by Ilya Marritz

If you're a takeout or delivery customer, websites like Seamless and Grubhub are a marvel. Just type, click your order and the food is on its way. But if you're a restaurant, this shift to the web may not sit so well with you.

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