ECONOMY

Expanded Panama Canal Debuts At A Difficult Time For International Shipping

7:54am June 27, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Troubled by delays and more than a billion dollars over budget, the new Panama Canal took more than a decade to build. Can the project payoff amid a changing and slumping shipping industry?

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Amid Housing Shortage, Berlin Bans Short-Term Rentals

5:23pm June 26, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The Berlin government has imposed a ban on short-term rentals using sites like Airbnb. They say rentals are causing a housing shortage and high rents — but renters say they are being scapegoated.

Pat Deon (right), a Pennsylvania Turnpike commissioner, and attorney Albert Mezzaroba, sit at the Puss N Boots tavern in Bucks County. Both are Republicans. In this election based on change, Mezzaroba says he doesn't understand why. "Things aren't that ba

The View From The Northeast Corridor: Deep Divisions Ahead Of 2016 Election

12:29pm June 26, 2016

by NPR Staff

Despite a history of Democratic electoral solidarity, a trip through the Northeast finds Republicans hoping to make inroads in November and Democrats pushing for the voting power of immigrants.

Economy

After Voting Against 'Brexit,' Wales Weighs In On EU Business Uncertainty

10:26am June 26, 2016

While the U.K. voted to leave the European Union, a majority of voters in Wales voted to leave. NPR's Linda Wertheimer discusses the Brexit decision with Wales' First Minister Carwyn Jones.

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'Brexit': Global Economic Aftershocks

8:01am June 26, 2016

The decision by voters in the United Kingdom to exit the European Union has already had a profound effect on global financial markets. Here's a preview of what to expect in the coming days in the U.S.

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EU Leaders To Meet At Emergency Summit To Discuss 'Brexit' Next Steps

7:59am June 26, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

European leaders gather this week to negotiate what will be Britain's complicated divorce from the EU. Can it be undone? Two million Britons have signed a petition calling for a re-vote on Brexit.

Clinton And Trump Channel 'Brexit' Reactions Into Campaign Messaging

7:59am June 26, 2016

The presidential campaigns were quick to weigh in on Britain's vote to leave the European Union. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with correspondent Mara Liasson about what we learned and what's ahead.

Economy

'Brexit' Sentiments Hang Over Spanish Elections For Voters Wanting Change

7:59am June 26, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

Spaniards head to the polls today after the previous election failed to produce a government. While some voters want change, others are worried that Brexit-like discontent will cause more instability.

President Obama Acknowledges 'Brexit' To Silicon Valley Crowd

8:43am June 25, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

President Obama delivered a speech Friday at Stanford University, and remarked on the Brexit vote in front of a crowd of young, tech-forward, pro-globalization attendees from 170 countries.

People watch stock prices on a digital broadcast outside the Bombay Stock Exchange on Friday. Currency, equity and oil markets around the world are feeling the effects of the British vote to leave the EU.

Brexit Created Many Losers, But Some Winners Too. Which Are You?

6:51pm June 24, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Uncertainty generated by Brexit caused many investments to head south. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 3.39 percent. Still, there were some winners, like homebuyers seeking low-interest loans.