How Non-Profit Hospitals Are Driving Up The Cost Of Health Care
Recent reports and studies suggest that the outsized political power of hospitals is a big reason why American health care is so expensive.
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News Brief: Sanctions On Turkey, Fort Worth Shooting, Presidential Debate
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.
Nobel Prize For Economics Awarded To 3 For Work Fighting Global Poverty
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.
3 Win Nobel Prize In Economics For Work In Reducing Poverty
Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer will share the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
Tapping Into Minnesota’s Craft Beer Boom (Rebroadcast)
You can find cake-, lavender- and dill pickle-flavored beers in the North Star State.
Trump Announces Phase One Of Trade Deal With China
As part of the deal, the next round of 30% tariffs will not be imposed. More agriculture trade between the two countries is expected.
U.S., China Reach 'Phase 1' Of Trade Agreement
President Trump has announced the U.S. and China have reached what he describes as "phase one" of a trade agreement. He said that $40 to $50 billion in new agricultural trade is expected.
Has The Trade War Taken A Bite Out Of China's Economy? Yes — But It's Complicated
China's economic growth has been slowing down for years. Tariffs have contributed to slower growth since early 2018, when the economic standoff began, but it's hard to pinpoint how much.
The Great Legacy Of The Great Recession
For some, the economy roared back after the recession. But some never recovered.
Analysts Doubt This Week's Trade Talks With China Will Be Successful
High-level trade negotiators from the U.S. and China meet Thursday in Washington, D.C. There is hope that they will call a cease-fire in the ongoing trade war between the two countries.