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A Cambodian woman carries her baby and walks past a wooden bridge over a polluted canal in Phnom Penh in 2013. Cambodia was one of several countries the World Bank studied where income inequality declined in recent years.

Global Poverty Declines Even Amid Economic Slowdown, World Bank Says

4:28pm October 02, 2016

by Maria Hollenhorst

The number of people living in extreme poverty continues to plunge despite slowing global growth, the World Bank says. More than 1 billion people rose out of poverty between 1990 and 2013, it says.

Real estate magnate Donald Trump stands above the New York Stock Exchange after taking his flagship Trump Plaza Casino public in New York City. Trump's business losses in 1995 were so large that they could have allowed him to avoid paying federal income t

'NYT' Report: Trump's Tax Records Show He May Not Have Owed Taxes For 18 Years

10:29am October 02, 2016

Documents obtained and published by The New York Times suggest the presidential candidate's $916 million declared business losses in 1995 may have allowed him to legally avoid paying income taxes.

Hanging On: The Struggles Of The Financially Invisible

8:57am October 02, 2016

What do you do if you don't have a credit score, bank account, or credit card? José Quiñonez tells NPR's Rachel Martin about his organization that helps people become "financially visible."

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. Rising stock prices typically help an incumbent party in a presidential election year, but October can be a wild month.

October Can Be Frightful For Investors. Will Politics Make It Scarier?

9:00am October 01, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

The stock market ended the first three quarters of 2016 on a positive note. Rising stock prices typically help an incumbent party in a presidential election year. But October can be a wild month.

Congress Wraps Up One Month's Work In One Day To Keep Government Running

8:28am October 01, 2016

by Ailsa Chang

After weeks at a standstill, Congress wrapped up all the work it was supposed to do in September in just one day, from a veto override, to reaching a deal to keep government open through December 9th.

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Episode 727: You Asked For It, Again

9:21pm September 30, 2016

New show! You asked us questions about the economy and oddities in your world. We answer.

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WATCH: Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf Faces House Panel Over Fake Accounts

3:06pm September 29, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Questions for Stumpf include one about his sale of $13 million in stock, which Rep. Carolyn Maloney calls "by far the largest open-market sale of Wells Fargo stock" in the CEO's tenure.

California Imposes Sweeping Sanctions On Wells Fargo Amid Scandal

8:00pm September 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

California's state treasurer has announced he is suspending major parts of the state's business relationship with Wells Fargo because of a scandal involving unauthorized customer accounts.

Fewer taxis are on the road since Cuba's austerity measures took effect this summer. Medical student Claudia Arango waits at a transfer stop.

Austerity Measures In Cuba Spark Fears Of A Return To Dark Economic Times

7:46pm September 28, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Since July, authorities have cut work hours, electricity and gas supplies. Those measures have prompted fears of a return to austere economic times. Meanwhile, Venezuela has cut subsidies to Cuba.

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Switzerland and Singapore lead the way in economic competitiveness, according to a global index that finds notable improvements in India and Panama.

We're No. 3: U.S. Infrastructure, Education Faulted In Global Competitiveness Index

6:05pm September 28, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The last time the U.S. ranked No. 1 in a key economic index was 2008. Key issues cited in the 2016 report: America's problems with its infrastructure, health and primary education systems.