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Economy

International Monetary Fund To Release Economic Outlook

7:36am October 15, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about finance ministers and central bankers arriving in Washington, D.C., for meetings amid gloomy forecasts for the world economy.

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How Non-Profit Hospitals Are Driving Up The Cost Of Health Care

6:31am October 15, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Recent reports and studies suggest that the outsized political power of hospitals is a big reason why American health care is so expensive.

News Brief: Sanctions On Turkey, Fort Worth Shooting, Presidential Debate

6:15am October 15, 2019

The U.S. imposes sanctions on Turkey for its Kurdish offensive. An ex-Fort Worth officer is charged in the fatal shooting of a woman in her home. And, a Democratic presidential debate tonight in Ohio.

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Nobel Prize For Economics Awarded To 3 For Work Fighting Global Poverty

12:36am October 15, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Abhijit Banarjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were heralded for breaking the issues of global poverty into smaller questions that can be more easily addressed.

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Google's Response To Antitrust Accusations

4:30pm October 14, 2019

by Shannon Bond

When businesses have accused Google of antitrust violations in the past, they've often focused on its key asset: search. We look at the complaints, and Google's response.

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Esther Duflo of France waves after receiving the Princess of Asturias award for Social Sciences from Spain's King Felipe VI at a ceremony in Oviedo, northern Spain. She is only the second woman to win the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, sharing it

Economy

3 Win Nobel Prize In Economics For Work In Reducing Poverty

4:30pm October 14, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer will share the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

Burgeoning Craft Beer Industry Creates Niche Market For Limited Release Beers

Tapping Into Minnesota’s Craft Beer Boom (Rebroadcast)

2:44pm October 14, 2019

You can find cake-, lavender- and dill pickle-flavored beers in the North Star State.

Women Look To Close Inventor Gender Gap

5:43pm October 13, 2019

Women earn approximately half the PhD awarded in this country, but they account for only about 12 percent of patented inventions. Some are working to change that.

Politics & Government

Troll Watch: Elizabeth Warren's Facebook Ad

5:43pm October 13, 2019

by Shannon Bond

Senator Elizabeth Warren's new Facebook ad falsely claims the social network, and its CEO, endorsed President Trump. She says she's protesting Facebook's policy of not fact-checking political ads.

Yoga Instructors Are Unionizing

5:28pm October 12, 2019

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with yoga instructor Markella Los about forming the first yoga union in the United States.