ECONOMY

World Oil Prices Spike After Saudi Facilities Attacked

4:25pm September 16, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Oil prices jumped on Monday in response to a weekend strikes in Saudi Arabia that crippled more than half the country's oil production. It was the single-largest daily surge in crude prices in years.

Rideshare Drivers, Activists Rally At Uber HQ In Support Of CA Assembly Bill 5

The State Of American Labor

1:28pm September 16, 2019

What are the challenges workers face today, and what challenges are waiting in the wings?

United Auto Workers Go On Strike Against General Motors

11:50am September 16, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to Michigan Radio reporter Tracy Samilton and Kristin Dziczek at the Center for Automotive Research about workers striking after a new contract wasn't reached.

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Products that have changed in price from August 2018 to August 2019.

NPR Shopping Cart Economics: How Prices Changed At A Walmart In 1 Year

9:06am September 16, 2019

Since August 2018, NPR has been tracking about 80 items sold at a Georgia Walmart with an eye toward products caught in the trade war. On average, prices rose 3%. Tariffs are one of many factors.

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News Brief: UAW Strike, Attacks On Saudi Oil, Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy

6:06am September 16, 2019

United Auto Workers go on strike against General Motors. Oil refineries in Saudi Arabia are hit by drone strikes. And, Purdue Pharma, accused of fueling the opioid crisis, files for Chapter 11.

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The United Auto Workers said on Sunday that a nationwide strike will begin before midnight. The move comes after the union and General Motors failed to agree on a new contract.

UAW Votes For Nationwide Strike To Begin Before Midnight Sunday

11:16pm September 15, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The move comes after failing to agree to a new contract with General Motors over wages, health care and profit-sharing. Nearly 50,000 workers will be affected when production halts.

Workers sort through bundles of vanilla at the Virginia Dare warehouse in Antsirabe Nord, Madagascar. When this photo was taken last year, the warehouse contained roughly $5 million worth of vanilla.

PHOTOS: Vanilla Boom Is Making People Crazy Rich — And Jittery — In Madagascar

7:00am September 15, 2019

by Wendell Steavenson

The price of vanilla is ten times higher than a few years ago. That's bringing unimagined wealth to local villages — and problems as well.

When it comes to trade, Trump and the Democrats sound a lot alike. "It's like Donald Trump has co-opted Democratic trade policy," one analyst says. So how do his opponents differentiate themselves?

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ECONOMY

World Oil Prices Spike After Saudi Facilities Attacked

The State Of American Labor

United Auto Workers Go On Strike Against General Motors

NPR Shopping Cart Economics: How Prices Changed At A Walmart In 1 Year

News Brief: UAW Strike, Attacks On Saudi Oil, Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy

UAW Votes For Nationwide Strike To Begin Before Midnight Sunday

PHOTOS: Vanilla Boom Is Making People Crazy Rich — And Jittery — In Madagascar

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

Friday News Roundup - International

Trump Has Stolen Democrats' Playbook On Trade