Business

Fed Cuts Interest Rates To Keep Economy Strong, Chairman Powell Says

9:55am September 19, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates a quarter percentage point.

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Closed GM Plant Is Part Of Larger Negotiating Strategy For Striking UAW

6:37am September 19, 2019

by M.L. Schultze

As the GM strike continues, we return to the Lordstown plant in Ohio that made Chevy Cruzes before being closed. What do workers there think about the role their former plant plays in negotiations?

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News Brief: Saudi Oil Attack, Trudeau's Brownface, Fed Lowers Rates

6:29am September 19, 2019

Evidence mounts that Iran was behind attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Canada's prime minister apologizes for a brownface costume at 2001 party. And, the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates.

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National

Why The E-Verify System Isn't Working In Mississippi

6:29am September 19, 2019

by Joel Rose

Employers in Mississippi and other states use the E-Verify system to determine if new hires are eligible to work. Recent ICE raids at poultry plants raise questions about the law's effectiveness.

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Tokyo Electric Power Co., (TEPCO) Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata, center, and others bow before a news conference at the company's head office in Tokyo days after the nuclear disaster.

World News

Japanese Court Acquits Former Utility Executives Over 2011 Fukushima Disaster

3:48am September 19, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The three ex-Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives were found not guilty of professional negligence linked to the meltdown of three of the nuclear power plant's reactors after an earthquake and tsunami.

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, speaks at an August 28 rally in Sacramento, Calif., calling for passage of AB5 to limit when companies can label workers as independent contractors.

Economy

California Governor Signs Law Protecting Gig Economy Workers

7:14pm September 18, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The measure that reclassifies many independent contractors as employees could have national implications for the so-called gig economy.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the Fed cut rates to "help keep the U.S. economy strong in the face of some notable developments and to provide insurance against ongoing risks."

Fed Cuts Interest Rates To Prop Up The Slowing Economy

5:22pm September 18, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The quarter-percentage-point cut will lower borrowing costs for households and businesses. The move is an effort to prolong the decade-old economic expansion in the face of rising headwinds.

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National

Tracking The Sackler Family's Hidden Assets

3:49pm September 18, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews attorney Chris Redmond, an expert on tracing and recovering assets internationally, about how to claw back Sackler assets from off shore accounts.

Journalist Andrea Mitchell: Asking Tough Questions Is 'Very Empowering'

2:03pm September 18, 2019

by Terry Gross

Mitchell, the chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News and anchor of her own MSNBC show, looks back on her career in journalism. She's receiving a lifetime achievement Emmy on Sept. 24.

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Day 3 Of The UAW's Strike Against GM And The Sides Are Very Far Apart

7:31am September 18, 2019

by Tracy Samilton

The key issues that remain unresolved are health insurance benefits, and the carmaker's reliance on temporary workers. The very far apart language leads some to believe the strike could be a long one.

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