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America's Next Top Rest Stop: An App Compiles The Best Gas Station Bathrooms

5:11pm July 04, 2018

by Ailsa Chang

Millions of Americans are hitting the roads for the holiday. With road trips come pit stops, and fuel price tracker Gas Buddy has compiled a list of the best bathrooms using user reviews.

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Economy

Star Spangled Indicator

6:52pm July 03, 2018

Flags: symbol of a country, patriotic rallying cry, and a telling economic indicator. Today on the show, a factory in China that makes American flags, and what it tells us about the modern economy.

Economy

The Problem With Unobservable Variables

5:55pm July 02, 2018

The unemployment rate is already below the Federal Reserve's estimate for maximum employment. But former Fed Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin says it may still have further to fall.

More companies are finding it difficult to hire skilled employees, pressuring employers to rethink their hiring strategies.

Economy

From Egg Freezing To Tuition Reimbursement, Company Perks Are Up In Tight Labor Market

9:16am July 02, 2018

by Charlotte Norsworthy

With unemployment down, companies are experiencing a shortage of workers. Some are offering a new array of incentives beyond higher pay to lure employees.

Efforts To Close The Gender Pay Gap In Massachusetts

8:13am June 30, 2018

The Massachusetts Equal Pay Act goes into effect on Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon talks with the mayor of Boston, Martin Walsh, about the city's efforts to close the gender wage gap.

Rising Cost Of PrEP, A Pill That Prevents HIV, Pushes It Out Of Reach For Many

6:00am June 30, 2018

Many people at high risk for HIV can't afford PrEP, though it's more than 90 percent effective if taken daily. Its list price, close to $2,000 for a 30-day supply, has risen 45 percent in six years.

Economy

Dungeons & Dragons & Balance Sheets

5:07pm June 29, 2018

Every year, the nation's biggest banks are subjected to stress tests, hypothetical disaster scenarios designed to test their balance sheets. But the stress tests could soon be getting less stressful.

President Trump kisses a mock-up of a 1040 "postcard" during a meeting with GOP congressional leaders.

Trump's New IRS 'Postcard' Is Not So Simple And Not Really A Postcard

2:12pm June 29, 2018

by Brian Naylor

President Trump and congressional Republicans promised that taxpayers would be able to file their returns on a postcard, but the new IRS effort isn't quite that.

Economy

Bubble, Bubble, Oil And Trouble

4:32pm June 28, 2018

The price of oil continued climbing throughout this year, catching forecasters and consumers by surprise. What happened, and what might make it move in the second half of the year?

Why can't we all lounge around in an Adirondack chair?

Economy

Happy Birthday, Smith v. Keynes

5:12pm June 27, 2018

June marks the birthday of two of the most famous economists of all time: Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes. Whose ideas are most relevant today? Stacey and Cardiff duke it out.