ECONOMY

What A Phillipines Realignment With China Could Mean For U.S. Relations In Asia

8:28am October 22, 2016

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announced his "separation" from the U.S. this week. Cornell University Professor Thomas Pepinsky talks to NPR's Scott Simon about the implications.

Breakthrough In Strike By Pennsylvania Professors

8:41pm October 21, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties and Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education reached a tentative agreement on the third day of a walkout.

China has been growing faster than the U.S. for years. But it started from a much lower baseline.

Debate Check: Could U.S. Economy Grow As Fast As India's Or China's?

8:32pm October 21, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

At this week's presidential debate, Donald Trump compared growth rates in the three countries. Here's what the experts have to say.

People queue to buy basic food and household items outside a supermarket in Caracas.

Episode 731: How Venezuela Imploded

6:52pm October 21, 2016

Venezuela has just about every economic advantage a country could ask for: fertile land, good climate, educated population, and oil, lots and lots of oil. So how did it go so wrong?

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Economy

British Firm Offers To Buy Reynolds American For $47 Billion

11:46am October 21, 2016

by Danika Kirka, Associated Press

British American Tobacco is offering to buy Reynolds American Inc. in a $47 billion deal that would create the world's largest publicly traded tobacco company.

A man flips a crepe at the Nutella Shop off of Rukab Street in Ramallah, in the West Bank.

In Jerusalem And West Bank, Nutella Cafes Offer A Sweet Refuge

7:00am October 21, 2016

by Miriam Berger

Palestinians are flocking to a string of Nutella cafés that have popped up in the region. The cafes offer a welcome refuge from the realities of living in a conflict zone.

Tesla Has Begun Making All Its New Cars Self-Driving

9:15pm October 20, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, says once the technology is fully enabled, the cars will be able to drive with no human input. Musk says previously built Teslas can't be retrofitted with the latest features.

Will Selling Its First Ever Bonds On The International Market Help Saudi Arabia?

6:07pm October 20, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Gulf Peninsula expert Gregory Gause about Saudi Arabia selling bonds to raise money and what this means for the country in the long run.

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Fortunate Nyakupinda earns a living by selling secondhand clothes from the back of her car.

A Woman Named Fortunate Doesn't See Good Fortune Ahead In Zimbabwe

6:07pm October 20, 2016

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

She sells clothes from the back of her car. But business is dropping. Like many Zimbabweans, she faces a crippled economy, high unemployment and a shortage of cash.

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Economy

Episode 730: Self Checkout

9:54pm October 19, 2016

A doctor treating psychiatric patients in an emergency room created the first self-checkout machine in his spare time. Now he can't stand self checkout. So we take him shopping.

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