ECONOMY

Ford Scraps Plans For Mexico Plant In Surprise Move

4:40pm January 03, 2017

by Sonari Glinton

In a surprise move, Ford said Tuesday it is scrapping plans to build a $1.6 billion small car assembly plant in Mexico after criticism from Donald Trump about its decision to build the plant.

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Trump's Pick For U.S. Trade Representative Hints At Big Policy Overhaul

2:54pm January 03, 2017

by Jackie Northam

Robert Lighthizer, 69, has long advocated a tougher stand on trade with China, which is in line with President-elect Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric.

Economy

Debra Crew Takes Helm At Reynolds American

11:54am January 03, 2017

by Paul Garber

The new year is starting with new leadership for Winston-Salem-based Reynolds American International, the nation's second-largest tobacco company.

Coal Miners Hope Trump Will Help Struggling Industry

5:09pm January 01, 2017

by Reid Frazier

Stricken by layoffs in the coal industry, Greene County, Pa., went for Donald Trump this election. Many think he will help the industry, despite disagreeing with some of Trump's rhetoric.

After Experimentations, Where Are We On No-Tipping Restaurant Policies?

8:53am January 01, 2017

Ailsa Chang talks with restaurateur Danny Meyers about how a no-tipping policy at Union Square Hospitality Group's restaurants, which include Gramercy Tavern and The Modern, has fared a year in.

Financial Advisor To American Cities Turns Attention To Troubled Puerto Rico

8:53am January 01, 2017

Richard Ravitch has advised many American cities on how to get out of economic troubles. Now he's advising Puerto Rico. He speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about the U.S. territory's financial situation.

A 2017 Guide To Travel Trends, In Case You Need A Holiday Already

8:53am January 01, 2017

A whole new year to travel is before us — but where to go and what to do? Pauline Frommer from Frommer's Travel guides looks at the travel ideas for 2017.

In The Service Industry, New Year's Is Often About Just Getting By

7:41am December 31, 2016

Linda Tirado spent 15 years working in the service industry, at gas stations, restaurants and bars. She says New Year's resolutions aren't really for people working dead-end jobs.

Despite Recent Production Boost, Wyoming Coal's Long-Term Outlook Is Dim

7:41am December 31, 2016

by Leigh Paterson

In 2016, the collapse of the coal industry hit the epicenter of U.S. production: Wyoming. Miners reflect on hard times, and how they're hedging their bets in a shrinking industry.

By Returning To Farming's Roots, He Found His American Dream

7:00am December 31, 2016

by Dan Charles

David Fisher's farm is a kind of American Dream. Not the conventional one of upward economic mobility. This is the utopian version, the uncompromising pursuit of a difficult agrarian ideal.