ECONOMY

Economy

'One Nation Under Gold' Explores America's Obsession With One Precious Metal

1:27pm June 26, 2017

Author James Ledbetter says many of the nation's worst economic catastrophes happened while on the gold standard. His new book traces the fascination with gold as a symbol of permanence and quality.

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Economy

Hundreds Of Carrier Factory Jobs To Move To Mexico

8:50am June 26, 2017

by Annie Ropeik

In Indianapolis, hundreds of Carrier factory jobs there are moving to Mexico. That's the furnace plant where, in December, President Trump said he made a deal to save some other jobs.

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Takata Corp. CEO Shigehisa Takada speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, as the Japanese air bag maker announces filing for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S., The company has been under financial pressure from lawsuits and recall cos

Overwhelmed By Air Bag Troubles, Takata Files For Bankruptcy Protection

11:41pm June 25, 2017

by Emma Bowman

Long crippled by lawsuits and recall costs over its faulty air bags, Takata, the Japanese auto parts maker, filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan and the U.S. on Sunday.

Slobodan Simic, a former Serbian parliamentarian, now runs the largest donkey farm in eastern Europe, located fifty miles from Belgrade. He's trying to finance the protection of the Balkan donkey by selling donkey-milk products, which are said to promote

A Serbian Farmer Wants To Protect The Balkan Donkey By Selling Its Pricey Milk

9:39am June 24, 2017

by Joanna Kakissis

Donkey milk is as rare as hen's teeth. And at $10 a cup, it's expensive, too. But a Serbian farmer has found a market for this elixir for use in cheese, infant formula, skin cream and even chocolate.

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Soybean leaves showing evidence of damage from dicamba. Thousands of acres of soybean fields have shown this kind of damage this spring.

Arkansas Tries To Stop An Epidemic Of Herbicide Damage

6:09pm June 23, 2017

by Dan Charles

A weedkiller called dicamba, which farmers hoped could banish herbicide-resistant weeds, has become a plague itself in Arkansas. The state's regulators just voted to ban it for 120 days.

The vast majority of contingent or independent workers in the U.S. do not receive employee benefits, though some companies and lawmakers are trying to change that.

Efforts Increase To Bring Health And Other Benefits To Independent Workers

4:38pm June 23, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

The vast majority of the estimated 54 million to 68 million contingent or independent workers in the U.S. don't receive employee benefits, though some firms and lawmakers are trying to change that.

Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell eaves the chamber after announcing the release of the Republicans' health care bill on Thursday.

CHART: Who Wins, Who Loses With Senate Health Care Bill

6:57pm June 22, 2017

Senate Republicans are calling their health care bill the Better Care Reconciliation Act. It shares many provisions with the House's American Health Care Act, but goes further in cutting Medicaid.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, joined by other Republican senators, meets with reporters following a closed-door strategy session at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Senate Republicans Reveal Long-Awaited Affordable Care Act Repeal Bill

4:45pm June 22, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The Senate's long-awaited "Better Care Reconciliation Act" was written largely in secret, with even many Senate Republicans unaware of what was in it.

Arts Economy Continues To Grow Across Triad

11:26am June 22, 2017

by Eddie Garcia

There's new data about the financial impact of the arts in the Triad.

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Pemiscot Memorial, the public hospital in one of Missouri's poorest counties, depends on Medicaid funding to survive, its CEO says.

Republicans' Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Hit Rural Patients Hard

9:18am June 22, 2017

by Bram Sable-Smith

Hundreds of rural hospitals are on the brink of closing. The House Republican health plan drastically reduces one of their key sources of funding and the Senate bill is expected to do the same.

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