ECONOMY

Marchers protest sexual harassment in January 2018 in Seattle.

Top Reason For CEO Departures Among Largest Companies Is Now Misconduct, Study Finds

9:46pm May 20, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Nearly 40% of the 89 CEOs who departed in 2018 left for reasons related to unethical behavior brought on from allegations of sexual misconduct or other types of ethical lapses

With the economy humming, U.S. unemployment is at a nearly 50-year low. Shouldn't we be excited?

Economy

America Is In Full Employment, So Why Aren't We Celebrating?

5:00pm May 20, 2019

by Pallavi Gogoi

U.S. unemployment is at a nearly 50-year low. The jobless rate for Hispanics has never been lower. The past two years have been the best job market ever for African Americans. Shouldn't we be excited?

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Lessons For Today From The U.S.-Japan Trade War Of The 1980s

4:44pm May 20, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with political science professor Kristin Vekasi about comparisons between the U.S. trade conflict with Japan in the '80s and Trump's current conflict with China.

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Embattled Minnesota Sen. Al Franken Speaks On His Political Future From The Senate Floor

A Conversation With Senator Tom Cotton

4:26pm May 20, 2019

The Arkansas senator's new book is called "Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery"

About 7,000 white-collar jobs are being eliminated as part of Ford's massive organizational restructuring. The automaker says it will save $600 million per year as a result.

Ford Slashes 10% Of Its Global Salaried Workforce

3:30pm May 20, 2019

by Camila Domonoske

About 7,000 white-collar jobs are being eliminated as part of Ford's massive organizational restructuring. The automaker says it will save $600 million per year as a result.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said Monday that he endorses the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint.

FCC Chairman Endorses T-Mobile Merger With Sprint

2:45pm May 20, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

"This is a unique opportunity to speed up the deployment of 5G throughout the United States and bring much faster mobile broadband to rural Americans," said chairman Ajit Pai.

Gaby Gemetti decided to leave the workforce after having her second child. In March she started a "returnship," a new type of program to recruit and retrain women like her who are looking to resume their careers. Here, Gaby and John Gemetti are seen with

Hot Job Market Is Wooing Women Into Workforce Faster Than Men

12:43pm May 20, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

Over the past three years, women returned to the workforce at more than double the rate of men. Growth in industries that rely on women and heavy recruitment of women might help explain why.

News Brief: Abortion Issue, Full Employment, 'Game Of Thrones'

6:09am May 20, 2019

Abortion has become a hot topic heading into the 2020 presidential election. The U.S. is near full employment, but what does that mean? And, HBO's Game of Thrones has aired its final episode.

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Zakary Pashak started Detroit Bikes when he moved to Detroit in 2011, at a time when the city was reeling.

For One U.S. Bike-Maker, Tariffs Are A Mixed Bag

5:52pm May 18, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

Detroit Bikes, a rare domestic maker of bicycles, could see business increase as a result of increased U.S. tariffs on Chinese bikes. But imported parts it relies on are also subject to higher taxes.

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The U.S. is lifting tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel imports, nearly a year after imposing the duties. Here, a worker is seen at Bri-Steel Manufacturing, which makes seamless steel pipes, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

U.S. Will Lift Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum From Canada And Mexico

5:39pm May 17, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The Trump administration has reached a deal to lift tariffs on metal imports from Canada and Mexico, in a move that could make it easier to ratify the USMCA trade pact.