Business

What a strike at a Philadelphia museum reveals about unionizing cultural institutions

5:06am October 07, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

Workers are unionizing in fields where they haven't had a big presence, including cultural institutions. Philadelphia Museum of Art employees are picketing as they seek their first contract.

How economics retreats made a strong impression on federal judges

5:06am October 07, 2022

by Jeff Guo

Between 1976 and 1999, hundreds of federal judges traveled to a private retreat where they learned from famous economists. These retreats may have had a surprising effect on federal courts.

Will the OPEC decision to cut oil production further hurt U.S.-Saudi relations?

5:06am October 07, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ex-U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein about the U.S.-Saudi relationship after OPEC decided to cut oil production. President Biden was disappointed by the decision.

Brian Bouser, 22, says his recent experiences in the workforce have prompted him to go into business for himself.

Americans are becoming less productive, and that's a risk to the economy

5:01am October 07, 2022

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Job market swings over the past few years have dampened the motivation of many workers and led to a decline in the fuel of the U.S. economy — productivity.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says international development banks need new strategies to help countries finance the transition to low-carbon sources of energy like this rooftop solar project in Jordan.

Yellen says development banks need overhauling to deal with global challenges

7:15pm October 06, 2022

by Michael Copley

Development banks need new strategies to address problems that cut across national borders, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.

An oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia. The country, along with other OPEC+ members, plans to cut production against the wishes of the U.S.

Some Democrats push to punish Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ move to cut oil production

5:57pm October 06, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

OPEC+ announced a cut of 2 million barrels a day starting next month. Some Democrats on Capitol Hill want to retaliate by cutting off military aid and reexamine ties to Saudi Arabia.

Why that foul baseball you caught might cost you more money in taxes

4:36pm October 06, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Bloomberg correspondent Michael Bologna about the increasing number of fans catching record-breaking baseballs and the taxes that come with catching a piece of history.

Mortgage rates are up, sales of homes are down

4:36pm October 06, 2022

by Chris Arnold

The current percentage rate for the average home loan is nearly 7%. These mortgage rates continue to push home ownership out of reach for many Americans navigating a frothy housing market.

Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott warned colleagues not to "give the crazies an inch" after then-President Donald Trump and his allies pressured the network. Lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems indicate they to use Scott's words against Fox in its $1.6 billion defamation suit against the network.

Politics & Government

Fox News CEO warned against 'crazies' after 2020 election, Dominion says

4:25pm October 06, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott warned colleagues not to "give the crazies an inch" after the 2020 elections. Dominion Voting Systems revealed her words in its $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox.

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People take pictures and videos of the Boston Dynamics robot Spot during an event in Lisbon in 2019.

Some leading robot makers are pledging not to weaponize them

12:49pm October 06, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The companies warned that "untrustworthy people" could use their robots to harm others or infringe on civil liberties, and they pledged to make sure their customers didn't weaponize the products.