Business

The 58-story Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan is headquarters for the Trump Organization, as well as containing Donald Trump's penthouse condominium residence.

National

The Trump Organization has been ordered to pay $1.61 million for tax fraud

10:57am January 13, 2023

Friday's sentencing comes after a Manhattan jury found Donald Trump's family enterprise guilty in December of tax-fraud. Trump was not charged as an individual.

Lottery jackpots are soaring past the billion-dollar mark more frequently, thanks to higher interest rates and several rules changes. Here, a ticket machine displays the projected jackpot for a Mega Millions drawing in Chicago, in early January.

Huge jackpots are less rare — and 4 other things to know about the lottery

10:51am January 13, 2023

by Bill Chappell

What would you do with a $1 billion payday? If you're hearing that question more these days, it's because huge jackpots like the Mega Millions aren't as rare as they once were.

Stay-at-home dad takes on telemarketing companies targeting him and his family

5:14am January 13, 2023

by Jeff Guo

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act lets you recover up to $500 for each violation of the do not call registry. Nathen Barton fought back against telemarketers, and made some money in the process.

Economy

Prices seem to be easing. Is it enough for the Fed to stop raising interest rates?

5:14am January 13, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Treasury Secretary Janel Yellen about the latest inflation data and the state of the U.S. economy.

A Mega Millions customer purchases her tickets for the estimated jackpot of $1.1 Billion at the Fuel On Convenience Store in Pittsburgh, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Twenty-four consecutive drawings later with no grand prize winner named, the Mega Millions jackpot is now over $1 billion, making it one of the largest jackpots in lottery history. The next drawing is Friday.

Here's where your money goes when you buy a ticket from a state-run lottery

10:00pm January 12, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The Mega Millions' estimated jackpot has increased to a total of $1.35 billion — the second-largest jackpot in the game's history, officials say.

Economy

It's a complicated picture when you look at the latest inflation numbers

3:57pm January 12, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Inflation cooled a bit last month as gas prices fell sharply and the price of new cars declined for the first time in nearly two years. Overall prices are still climbing much faster, however.

Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division Kristen Clarke (right) speaks next to U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada, of the California central division, while announcing the redlining case against City National Bank during a news conference on Thursday at the Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles.

National

DOJ announces a $31 million redlining settlement with LA-based City National Bank

2:02pm January 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Justice Department accused the bank of discrimination by refusing to underwrite mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities.

The Emirati Minister of State and the CEO of Abu Dhabi's state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber speaks at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Oct. 31, 2022.

World News

UAE names its oil company chief to lead U.N. climate talks

11:57am January 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

The United Arab Emirates nominated Sultan al-Jaber, who both leads Abu Dhabi's state-run oil company and oversees its renewable energy efforts, to be the president of climate negotiations in Dubai.

A Target customer looks at a display of board games while shopping at Target store in San Francisco, Calif. Inflation continues to ease, even if many people many not feel that way in their daily lives.

Economy

Inflation is easing, even if it may not feel that way

10:06am January 12, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Annual inflation continued to ease, cooling to 6.5% in December, but prices are still climbing at a rapid rate, meaning people have to work longer and harder to keep the same standard of living.

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Nurses from Mount Sinai Hospital strike outside the hospital on Monday in the Upper East Side neighborhood of New York City.

New York City nurses end strike after reaching a tentative agreement

10:04am January 12, 2023

by Emily Olson

After three days on the picket line, more than 7,000 nurses are returning to work at the city's biggest hospitals with the promise of "concrete, enforceable safe staffing ratios," their union said.