ECONOMY

The largely empty parking lot of the Majestic Star Hotel in Gary. The former Trump property was sold in 2005.

In 2 Indiana Cities, All That Trump And Obama Touched Isn't Political Gold

2:41pm May 02, 2016

by Asma Khalid

Gary has seen economic investment from Donald Trump, and Kokomo benefited from President Obama's auto bailout. But those connections haven't necessarily led to political goodwill.

A barman and a customer watch Alejandro García Padilla, governor of Puerto Rico, giving a speech on a television screen in a bar in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Sunday.

A 'Tough Decision': Puerto Rican Governor Says Island Will Miss Debt Payment

1:51pm May 02, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

"I've decided that your basic needs come before anything else," Gov. Alejandro García Padilla said, adding that he will not close hospitals in order to pay the island's debt.

Economy

North Carolina Ranks Third In Solar Power

11:42am May 02, 2016

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina continues to gain ground in the use of solar power, more than doubling its solar capacity in 2015.

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Nancy Glynn, her husband, Michael Gebo, and their son, Hunter, attend a minor league baseball game near their home in Manchester, N.H.

Politics In Real Life: Paid Family Leave A Big Concern, Not A Top Campaign Issue

10:45am May 02, 2016

by Tamara Keith

After Nancy Glynn got pregnant, she learned her employer didn't offer paid family leave. Then, like many Americans, she discovered it was hard to get by without it.

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Entrepreneur Craig Wright says he is the creator of the bitcoin crypto-currency. In this 2014 file photo, a man arrives for the Inside Bitcoins conference and trade show in New York.

Economy

Bitcoin's Maker Revealed? Australian Man Says He Is 'Satoshi Nakamoto'

9:44am May 02, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Craig Wright, 45, is an entrepreneur whose name has often been mentioned in conversations about bitcoin's creator; in recent months, he was also investigated by tax authorities.

If There's A Surplus Of Cheap Crude, Why Do Oil Wells Keep Pumping?

5:02am May 02, 2016

by Wade Goodwyn

Months of low prices have failed to stop oil producers from slowing their pumps. New drilling has slowed but producers need to keep the oil flowing through existing wells, or risk running out of cash.

Middle-Class Immigrant Family Says Greed Is Eclipsing The American Dream

10:04am May 01, 2016

In this week's "Hanging On" series about the American middle class, NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with business owners Manolo Betancur and Zhenia Martinez. They own Las Delicias Bakery in Charlotte, N.C.

Puerto Rico Headed For Default As Congress Tackles Relief Plan

7:58am April 30, 2016

The U.S. territory is expected to default May 1 on a debt payment of nearly half a billion dollars. Scott Simon examines the impact of a default with Wall Street Journal correspondent Nick Timiraos.

Code Switch And Hidden Brain Teamed Up For An #AirbnbWhileBlack Twitter Chat

4:32pm April 29, 2016

by Leah Donnella

On Friday, Code Switch's Gene Demby and Hidden Brain's Shankar Vedantam led a Twitter chat to discuss what it's like to be a person of color participating in the sharing economy.

Apple's Lousy Week Could Signal Times Of Trouble For Tech Giant

4:28pm April 29, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Apple got hit with a lot of bad news this week. First, the company posted its first quarterly revenue drop since 2003. And then billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn revealed that he has dumped all of his shares in Apple. NPR explores whether the company is really in trouble or if is this all just a bump in the road.