Business

Why the high forgiveness rate of PPP loans is troubling to many people

6:38am January 18, 2023

The majority of Paycheck Protection Program loans given to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic have been forgiven, but new data show the program was rampant with fraud.

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'Master Slave Husband Wife,' details a couple's journey from slavery to freedom

5:08am January 18, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ilyon Woo about her new book — Master Slave Husband Wife — which details the account of Ellen and William Craft escaping slavery.

How climate change is impacting New England's snowplow drivers

5:08am January 18, 2023

by Mara Hoplamazian

New England winters are warmer and bring more rain than snow due to climate change. That means local snowplow drivers have limited work, and must find alternatives to a once reliable livelihood.

Economy

Economic leaders and heads of state gather in Davos to discuss global challenges

5:08am January 18, 2023

At the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, economic leaders have a grim view of the global economy. NPR's A Martinez talks to Ken Rogoff, a professor of international economics at Harvard.

This 22-year-old is trying to save us from ChatGPT before it changes writing forever

12:04pm January 17, 2023

by Greg Rosalsky

A college kid's mission to prevent misuse of artificial intelligence.

Foreign businesses in Ukraine, such as Uber, look ahead to a post-war Ukraine

8:14am January 17, 2023

by Tim Mak

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi visited Ukraine to imagine how the company might eventually operate after peace is established, and the economic opportunities that might create.

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Music & Culture

Taylor Swift's adult fans now have a place to go to forget their exes

6:37am January 17, 2023

A Swift-themed, pop-up bar in Chicago called Bad Blood is opening in time for Valentine's Day. The name of the bar pays homage to Swift's song "Bad Blood" from her 2014 album 1989.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, pictured here at a German factory in March 2022, faces a trial this week over his series of 2018 tweets teasing a Tesla buyout that never materialized.

National

Here's what's at stake in Elon Musk's Tesla tweet trial

6:17am January 17, 2023

by Emily Olson

In 2018, Musk tweeted he had secured enough funding to take Tesla private, but a deal never materialized. A trial over the risk he brought to shareholders could further tarnish the CEO's reputation.

Elon Musk will be in court in San Francisco over a 2018 tweet involving Tesla

5:48am January 17, 2023

Jury selection begins Tuesday in a securities-fraud trial involving Elon Musk. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to CNBC reporter Lora Kolodney about the case, which was brought by Tesla shareholders.

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A crane lifts a shipping container at a container port in Tianjin, China, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. China's economic growth fell to 3% last year under pressure from antivirus controls and a real estate slump.

World News

China's economic growth falls to 3% in 2022 but slowly reviving

1:43am January 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

The world's No.2 economy grew by 3% in 2022, less than half of the previous year's rate, official data showed Tuesday as China faced pressure from anti-virus controls and a real estate slump.