Carmakers Question The Future Of The Automobile, The Driver And The Industry
BMW and Mercedes-Benz have offered clues on how they expect to deal with a future that includes self-driving cars.
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Samsung's Recall Causes Profit Woes
Samsung Electronics says it's adjusting its earning and cutting its operating profit by $2.3 billion. That's after Samsung ended production of the fire-plagued Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf Resigns Amid Scandal
The bank chief stepped down after facing withering criticism about employees meeting sales quotas by opening accounts for customers who never requested them.
Episode 627: The Miracle Apple
How we got from mealy, nasty apples to apples that taste delicious. The story starts with a breeder who discovered a miracle apple. But discovering that apple wasn't enough.
Immigrant Turned Successful Businessman Invests In The Middle
Sunil Puri arrived from Mumbai in 1979 with $150 and a high school diploma to his name. He worked his way through college and now he is a real estate developer who contributes heavily to charities and political campaigns.
Appeals Court Orders Restructuring Of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A federal appeals court ruled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must be restructured because its current setup is unconstitutional. The decision will require an immediate agency restructure.
How Clinton And Trump Plan To Address The Issue Of Poverty
Tens of millions of Americans live in poverty, yet the issue has received scant attention on the presidential campaign trail. We examine the candidates' plans to address poverty.
New Clinton Child Tax Credit Could Help Low-Income Parents, But Cost Is $200 Billion
The Democrat wants to double the credit for parents of children 4 and under. It would be paid for by a tax on Wall Street, the wealthy, corporations. Trump's tax plan would most benefit the wealthy.
How Buying Choices Define American Middle Class Living
NPR's Ari Shapiro meets with Peter Liebhold, curator for work and industry at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, to discuss the "stuff" — consumer goods, home and car ownership, debt or a college education — that defines what it means to be middle class as part of "The New Middle" series.
It's Agreed: Nobel Prize In Economics Awarded For Contract Theory
Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström — professors at Harvard and MIT, respectively — were awarded the prize for their work on understanding and improving contract agreements.